How to offload xenforo attachment to another server?

[Cumminator]

Hello everyone! I hope you all are doing great! I have few questions regarding remote attachment storage in xenforo. I'm thinking to offload the attachment to another server. Do you have any idea how to do that, I mean how can I set the another server as a CDN.

I want to host my existing attachment to a different server and want to make the site offload new attachment to the new server when user upload file on the site.

Its little complicated for me but I will figure it out if you just tell me where to start and what to use on (another) server to make it ready for the job!

 

[Flesh031]

You can use this addon

[bd] Attachment Store for XenForo 2.x 2.1.3

 

[Cumminator]

You can use this addon

[bd] Attachment Store for XenForo 2.x 2.1.3

Flesh031I found this add-on a little bit ago before writing this post. I was/is bit confused how to setup a external server with ftp. I want to use a cheap storage vps (reason: unmetered bandwidth) for this...

 

[Flesh031]

I found this add-on a little bit ago before writing this post. I was/is bit confused how to setup a external server with ftp. I want to use a cheap storage vps (reason: unmetered bandwidth) for this...

CumminatorI don't use it but to my knowledge it is the only one that can do the job
maybe someone else can give you an answer

 

[Cumminator]

I don't use it but to my knowledge it is the only one that can do the job
maybe someone else can give you an answer

Flesh031Setting up the storage server will be biggest challenge for me so far. I hope someone knowledgeable in the server side can brighten this thread up with some guidance! Anyways thanks for the help and response man, much appreciated it.

 

[Pr0fesseur]

Setting up the storage server will be biggest challenge for me so far. I hope someone knowledgeable in the server side can brighten this thread up with some guidance! Anyways thanks for the help and response man, much appreciated it.

CumminatorI have a whole topic on this search my post history and youll find it.

BUT i would suggest S3 over FTP anyday, faster and more secure. https://enxf.net/threads/bd-attachment-store-for-xenforo-2-x.624/post-17525

 

[Cumminator]

I have a whole topic on this search my post history and youll find it.

BUT i would suggest S3 over FTP anyday, faster and more secure. https://enxf.net/threads/bd-attachment-store-for-xenforo-2-x.624/post-17525

Pr0fesseurMan I can buy some cheap storage with unlimited bandwidth. So I'm looking not to use amazon

 

[Pr0fesseur]

Man I can buy some cheap storage with unlimited bandwidth. So I'm looking not to use amazon

CumminatorS3 compatible does NOT mean amazon... it means you can use the protocol. Which is a far superior protocol than FTP or SFTP
Minio is an S3 copmpatible server meaning the storage filesystem it uses is S3 Filesystem to manage file transfers and permissions

 

[Pr0fesseur]

Man I can buy some cheap storage with unlimited bandwidth. So I'm looking not to use amazon

Cumminatorhttps://min.io/

Its a self hosted solution... and FREE super easy to setup if you follow my guide it takes like 15 mins

 

[Pr0fesseur]

Man I can buy some cheap storage with unlimited bandwidth. So I'm looking not to use amazon

Cumminatorhttps://docs.min.io/docs/minio-security-overview.html

ANd MUCH more secure than FTP SCP SFTP and more reliable.

 

[Cumminator]

https://docs.min.io/docs/minio-security-overview.html

ANd MUCH more secure than FTP SCP SFTP and more reliable.

Pr0fesseurI will test this and will post the results here