I am planning to have profile pictures for users and I'm using s3 to store the images. I am wondering about the best way to link the s3 object to a user model. I was thinking about returning a url and then saving it to the user model.
#linking s3 objects to django models
abstract flame
fleet wasp
Here are some pointers to get you started:
- Have a look at the
ImageFieldfor models. - You can also configure your
MEDIAsettings to use S3 as aSTORAGEoption. - The package django-storages should help with this.
abstract flame
Here are some pointers to get you started:
* Have a look at the `ImageField` f...
i was looking at django-storages but i don't know if i can use it for what i want to do
s3 signed urls for POST and cloudfront for GET
fleet wasp
Yes I believe it can as it uses boto under the hood. Take the time to read the docs carefully and even experiment with it before rolling your own thing