Overview
In JomSocial, we provide a way to store your JomSocial data remotely on Amazon S3, the online storage service by Amazon Web Services. For more information regarding Amazon S3, please click here.
Setting Up
- In JomSocial's Backend, click Configuration.
- From there, click Remote Storage found at the top-left of the configuration bar.
- Under Storage Methods, choose whether you want to store the data locally, via Local Server, or in the Amazon S3 cloud.
- For Amazon S3, fill in the required fields with your Amazon S3 details.
- The Bucket Path here refers to the name of the bucket that you want to store the data. For example, if the URL of your Amazon S3 looks like this: http://bucket-name.s3.amazonaws.com/images/avatar/****.jpg, then the Bucket Name is bucket-name.
- If you're opting for Amazon S3's Reduced Redundancy Storage, change the Amazon Storage Class from Standard to Reduced Redundancy. For more information regarding Reduced Redundancy Storage, please click here.
Note: The Bucket Name should only contain lower case letters, no special characters, no numbers, and no capital letters.