# Custom Emoji does not use Amazon S3

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-emoji-does-not-use-amazon-s3/35690
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [17.Ноябрь.2015 11:37:32 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-emoji-does-not-use-amazon-s3/35690 "2015-11-17T11:37:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![uppfinnarn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/uppfinnarn/32/121981_2.png) [@uppfinnarn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uppfinnarn)
#### Post date: [17.Ноябрь.2015 11:37:32 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-emoji-does-not-use-amazon-s3/35690/1 "2015-11-17T11:37:32Z")

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Even if the setting to push uploads to S3 is enabled, custom emoji will upload locally to the server.

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [16.Март.2016 00:35:31 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-emoji-does-not-use-amazon-s3/35690/2 "2016-03-16T00:35:31Z")

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Is this still the case @zogstrip?

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [16.Март.2016 09:09:31 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-emoji-does-not-use-amazon-s3/35690/3 "2016-03-16T09:09:31Z")

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Yes, emojis are stored locally. Much easier/safer for a limited number of small images.

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [16.Март.2016 09:44:54 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-emoji-does-not-use-amazon-s3/35690/4 "2016-03-16T09:44:54Z")

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I think emojis should just be standard uploads though, a bit odd for it to live in a different pipeline.

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### Author: ![chapoi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chapoi/32/537252_2.png) [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [04.Декабрь.2025 11:37:07 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-emoji-does-not-use-amazon-s3/35690/5 "2025-12-04T11:37:07Z")

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