The discussion revolves around combining a free Creators plan with AWS S3 for extended storage. Monk asks if the S3 upload instructions apply to the free plan, noting limited settings like s3 use cdn url for all uploads and s3 use acls. supermathie clarifies that AWS S3 settings are managed by Discourse on hosted plans and users don’t have control. However, users can host large media like videos in their own S3 buckets and link to them. Monk follows up asking if the storage quota is a hard limit, and supermathie confirms it’s a soft limit, with possible outreach for solutions like upgrading the plan or compressing images if exceeded. Monk thanks for the support.
Hello all,
would it be possible to combine a free Creators plan according to https://free.discourse.group/ with a AWS S3 for extended storage? I have checked in a friend’s site and it was not immediately obvious if the directions given in Set up file and image uploads to S3 would apply.
In this installation, I only found a setting called s3 use cdn url for all uploads and s3 use acls. Thanks for any insights.
Not directly; on the hosted plans we manage the AWS S3 settings and uploads and you’re not in control of it.
If you have large media content (e.g. videos), you can still host it in an S3 bucket you own and link to it instead of uploading it to the site.
If you allow a follow-up here:
Is the storage quota a hard limit, or would it allow taking appropriate actions even if already slightly over the limit?
It’s a soft limit.
If you do go over the limit, someone may get in touch with you to discuss options (changing plan, compressing/downsizing images, etc.).
Thanks a lot for your kind support.