Drifting Ruby

In-depth Look into ActiveStorage

#111 Dec 24, 2017 pro

In this episode, we look at ActiveStorage, which is the new file uploading interface in Rails 5.2, and how we can accomplish direct uploads to cloud storage, retrieving & displaying uploaded content, and showing progression with progress bars.

rails 5.2 cloud uploads

StimulusJS, Active Storage and DropzoneJS

#263 Oct 11, 2020 pro

DropzoneJS is an open source library that provides drag’n’drop file uploads with image previews. It's lightweight, highly customizable and doesn't have any dependencies.

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Uploading Files with Refile

#13 Aug 19, 2015 free

Refile is a modern file upload library for Ruby applications. It is simple, yet powerful. This episode covers the basics of uploading and displaying images. Next episodes will cover protecting files and progress bars.

rails uploads

Cropping Active Storage Uploads

#280 Jan 24, 2021 pro

Cropping images can be hard and there can be quite a few complications. In this episode, we have a look at using StimulusJS to crop images uploaded through Active Storage.

javascript stimulusjs uploads rails

Bulk Upload with Active Storage

#255 Aug 16, 2020 pro

When multiple files are uploaded with Active Storage, they are typically associated to a single record. In this episode, we take a different approach where each file uploaded should be its own record along with direct uploads.

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File Uploads and Cloud Storage

#356 Jul 3, 2022 free

AWS S3 has been a reliable service over the years and for a long time it was the only option. However, in the past few years, there has been more cloud storage options that have popped up with compatible S3 APIs. These services can sometimes offer better pricing and speeds.

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SimpleMDE and ActiveStorage

#124 Mar 11, 2018 pro

SimpleMDE is a great WYSIWYG Markdown Editor, but lacks the ability to handle image uploads. In this episode, we look at adding ActiveStorage and some JavaScript to handle image uploading.

rails upload uploads wysiwyg

Refile Uploads with Progress Bar

#15 Aug 23, 2015 free

Adding progress bars to your Refile uploader is easy thanks to the included javascript library from Refile. Learn how to add progress bars to your application.

rails view uploads

Securing File Uploads

#14 Aug 22, 2015 free

Be default, Refile does not have a way to secure file downloads. It relies on a generated hash that is unknown to users unless the page renders that image or has a download to that file. This is okay sometimes, however, protecting the file from being downloaded for those who have the URL is a bit more involved.

rails security uploads

Antivirus Uploads with Clamby

#43 Aug 21, 2016 free

Using ClamAV, scan files uploaded to your application for viruses. In the event of a virus learn how to gracefully handle the infected file and notify the user.

rails security uploads

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Securing File Uploads

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