# How are avatars stored and accessed?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-avatars-stored-and-accessed/53065
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [18 november 2016 om 06:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-avatars-stored-and-accessed/53065 "2016-11-18T06:55:19Z")
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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: [18 november 2016 om 22:05 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-avatars-stored-and-accessed/53065/6 "2016-11-18T22:05:59Z")

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Yeah, that’s because we proxy them in order to deal with ‘_unknown_’ size (the “`120`” in your URL) and whatnot.

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/app/controllers/user_avatars_controller.rb#L75-L120>

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