Configure Nextcloud as an OAuth2 issuer according to https://docs.moodle.org/en/OAuth_2_Nextcloud_service . (Consider using a "Nextcloud instant trial" from https://demo.nextcloud.com as a Nextcloud server or running a nextcloud docker container locally, and using ngrok to secure the connection) Create a Nextcloud repository instance in Moodle, using the oauth provider you just set up. Create the first user in next cloud. Name them 'Adam'. Create another user in Nextcloud named 'Bob'. Sign out and log in as Bob. Now, in Moodle, via the oauth providers page, connect a system account to Nextcloud (connecting to the Bob account when prompted to do so). In Nextcloud, log out. In a Moodle course (as a teacher), create a file resource using a file from Nextcloud (in the process, log in to Nextcloud as Adam). Be sure to select "access controlled link" during upload ! Create another module (anything) in the same section as the file you just created (this will just be used to navigate to a page where we can see the link we need to edit) Go to nextcloud and log out. Log in as a student in the course and open the other module. Using the next / previous module links at the bottom , move to the resource. You will see "Click FILENAME link to view the file." Copy the link address for the file Click the link and confirm you see a 'Log in to your ... account' button. Don't click it. This just confirms you are not logged in to nextcloud. Paste the link you copied into a new tab, and append '?offline=1' to the address. Hit enter and Verify the file is downloaded.