# How to local host an image
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-local-host-an-image/163628
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 10, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-local-host-an-image/163628 "2020-09-10T14:40:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@lyseoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lyseoy)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-local-host-an-image/163628/1 "2020-09-10T14:40:03Z")
I’m hosting a 177kB svg background image on [svgshare.com](http://svgshare.com), and it takes a whopping 1.2 seconds to load. I think it would be much faster to local host, but I don’t know how. I’m guessing it’s as simple as uploading the image to my droplet (I’m hosting at Digitalocean) and reference the image with the correct path. But I have no idea what the path needs to be. I’ve not been able to find an index.html file or anything like it.
How do I do this?
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-local-host-an-image/163628/2 "2020-09-10T14:55:02Z")
Upload it to a topic and get the URL of the upload.
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### Author:  [@lyseoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lyseoy)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-local-host-an-image/163628/3 "2020-09-10T15:05:05Z")
Can’t upload svg-files to topic.
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### Author:  [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-local-host-an-image/163628/4 "2020-09-10T15:06:48Z")
You can permit svg files for staff by adding `svg` to `authorized extensions for staff `
That way you can upload your file without risking public svg uploads.
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### Author:  [@lyseoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lyseoy)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-local-host-an-image/163628/5 "2020-09-10T15:16:38Z")
@pfaffman @Stephen Thanks guys, that did it! Too easy when you know it. And only takes 70 ms to load now. 👍🏼 How do I select both your answers as the solution?
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### Author:  [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-local-host-an-image/163628/6 "2020-09-10T15:44:44Z")
I’m afraid that isn’t possible.
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-local-host-an-image/163628/7 "2020-10-10T15:58:59Z")
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