uploads

For image uploads, I like immediate previews. With Active Storage, you can render the preview server-side once the blob is attached, and use Turbo Streams to update the preview area. The form submits to an endpoint that attaches the blob and returns a

Direct uploads are great because they keep file traffic away from your Rails dynos, but the default UX is opaque. I attach a Stimulus controller that listens for Active Storage’s direct-upload:* events and updates a progress bar. This keeps the markup

Large file uploads don’t belong on app servers. My default is: the server issues a short-lived pre-signed URL, the browser uploads directly to S3, then the server stores the object key. That keeps latency low and costs predictable. Before signing, I v

File uploads require careful validation for security. I validate file size using a custom validator and check content type. Using FileField or ImageField, Django handles storage automatically. I configure MEDIA_ROOT and MEDIA_URL for development. For

Multipart uploads can blow up memory if you parse them naively. With busboy, I stream file data as it arrives and enforce size limits and content-type checks early. I avoid writing to disk unless I need it; for many flows I stream directly to object s