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Supported archive file formats

File archive best practices: Keep it simple with single-Layer ZIP, TAR, and TAR.GZ files.

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Written by Jon Tam
Updated over 8 months ago

Crux supports a single layer of archive files. While you can deliver files in ZIP, TAR, or TAR.GZ formats, these archives should not contain another layer of archived files.

Supported formats

  • ZIP

  • TAR

  • TAR.GZ

Unsupported configurations: Nested archives

Nested archives, or archives within archives, are not supported. For example, if you have a ZIP file containing another ZIP or TAR file, this would be considered a nested archive and incompatible with our platform.

Example of unsupported nested archives

Crux_archive.zip
├── file1.txt
├── file2.txt
└── Crux_second_archive.zip (Unsupported)
├── nested_file1.txt
└── nested_file2.txt

The example above Crux_archive.zip contains another ZIP file (Crux_second_archive.zip). This is a nested archive and is not supported by our platform.

⚠️ Ensure your archived files are in ZIP, TAR, or TAR.GZ formats without any nested archives to avoid compatibility issues with the Crux platform.

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