# How to make Discourse faster for image-heavy communities?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-discourse-faster-for-image-heavy-communities/396208
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [16 בפברואר,‏ 2026,‏ 5:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-discourse-faster-for-image-heavy-communities/396208 "2026-02-16T17:11:38Z")
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### Author: ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [16 בפברואר,‏ 2026,‏ 10:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-discourse-faster-for-image-heavy-communities/396208/4 "2026-02-16T22:53:10Z")

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Are images stored locally? If so, perhaps check out [S3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-file-and-image-uploads-to-s3/7229) or [CDN](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-a-cdn-for-your-discourse/14857)?

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