HttpFS Service

HttpFS is a specialized gateway service that provides WebHDFS-compatible REST API access to Apache Ozone. It serves as a bridge between web applications and Ozone storage, enabling them to use the familiar WebHDFS interface for operations.

📄️ HttpFS Overview

HttpFS (HTTP FileSystem) is a gateway service that provides a REST interface to Apache Ozone, compatible with the WebHDFS API. It allows web applications and non-Java clients to interact with Ozone using standard HTTP methods, without requiring the full Hadoop client library stack.

📄️ HttpFS Request Flow

This document describes the journey of a client request through the HttpFS service, detailing how WebHDFS API calls are transformed into Ozone operations.