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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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Securing Downloads with Global ID

#315 Sep 19, 2021 pro

With custom controllers and Global ID, we can lock down Active Storage files to provide a link which expires after a duration of time. At the beginning of the video, I tour the new Rails 7 template and configuration that will be used for episodes going forward.

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Purge Orphaned Active Storage Records

#281 Jan 31, 2021 pro

Over time, orphaned records can build up within Active Storage. In this episode, we look at a few approaches to clean up these orphaned records.

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Direct Upload Instantly

#279 Jan 17, 2021 pro

Learn how to select files and trigger them to upload to Active Storage instantly.

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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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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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Audio Streaming with Active Storage

#233 Mar 15, 2020 pro

Using StimulusJS and Active Storage, create a simple Audio Streaming service where users can play and stream audio content.

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Adaptive Bitrate Streaming with Active Storage

#232 Mar 8, 2020 pro

Adaptive streaming allows the video provider to create a different video for each of the screen sizes (or devices) that he or she wishes to target. In this episode, we look at converting our Progressive Video Streams into Adaptive Bitrate Streams and serving it through Active Storage.

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Streaming Videos with Active Storage

#230 Feb 23, 2020 pro

Video.js is a web video player built from the ground up for an HTML5 world. Learn how to use it with StimulusJS and Active Storage to deliver video content from your Ruby on Rails application.

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