Steps followed: In app.yml I have set: params: upload_size: 1000m [image] I did docker exec to enter the discourse docker and confirmed that /etc/nginx/conf.d/discourse.conf has: client_max_body_size 1000m ; [image] I am trying to upload a file of size 165 MB. I get the following error message: [image] This error comes after the browser finishes uploading 100% of the file as show below the post textarea. I am on the discourse commit id from yesterday. [image]

It might be stupid as I know nothing about nginx config: but the m should not be in capital? 1000M instead of 1000m [image] How to Change the Maximum File Post Size in Nginx (client_max_body_size) put in /etc/nginx/nginx.conf http { …… client_max_body_size 200M; …… } and in /etc/nginx/sites-available/default server { ….. client_max_body_size 200M; ………

Nope. I just tried that and uploaded a 460MB file. It kept going to 100% and then gave the same error.

I believe basic web uploading through NGINX does require some multiple of free server memory times the actual file size though. It is not sophisticated FTP or anything like that.

I am pretty sure that in the past I’ve uploaded files larger than 100MB, and I don’t think that the droplet had more than 1GB. But it was a long time ago. Maybe it was only 50MB.

Two more data points in addition to the 5 above: Server has 96gb ram. So it can not be a issue with memory not being free as suggested by @codinghorror Discourse runs behind a nginx proxy and I am able to upload a file to another software running behind the same nginx proxy. If a dev wants to take a look at this error I can give access to my discourse instance, to help in troubleshooting.

Step one, how big does a file need to be to fail, try 1mb 10mb 100mb 50mb and so on to find the spot that stops working. moved to #support cause this is a very non-traditional setup

I got the same error with a vanilla install. I’ve not done a test of what size first fails, though.

[image] sam: moved to #support cause this is a very non-traditional setup Some more data points to the above 7 to help debug: Tried with a tradition vanilla install and face the same error. @sam maybe a good idea to move it back to bug :slight_smile:

Upload_size in app.yml not working

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pfaffman (Jay Pfaffman) February 27, 2018, 6:40pm 2

Sounds like this: Error with very large file uploading - #14 by zogstrip

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Upload_size in app.yml not working

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