nodebb-plugin-s3-uploads-digitalocean

This plugin is inspired by nodebb-plugin-s3-uploads and configured to work with Digital Ocean spaces.

npm install nodebb-plugin-s3-uploads-digitalocean

Plugin Version	Dependency	Version Requirement
0.1.0	NodeBB	>= 1.18.0

This plugin for NodeBB takes file uploads and store them on Digital Ocean spaces, uses the filter:uploadImage hook in NodeBB.

Plugin Configuration

This plugin is designed to work with Digital Ocean Spaces. You can configure it via environment variables as shown below.

Environment Variables

export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="your space key"
export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="your space secret"
export S3_ENDPOINT="your space endpoint"
export S3_ENDPOINT_REGION="space region"
export S3_UPLOADS_BUCKET="your space name"
export S3_UPLOADS_HOST="your space host name"
export S3_UPLOADS_PATH="path to your files in the space"

Instructions

• AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY are space access key and space secret generated in the API section in Digital Ocean.
• S3_ENDPOINT is the file server name in Digital Ocean. Example value: fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com
• S3_ENDPOINT_REGION is the region of the server i.e. the location of the data center. Value can be taken from this link. Example value: eu-central-1
• S3_UPLOADS_BUCKET is the name of your Digital Ocean space.
• S3_UPLOADS_HOST determines the URL to the file. Usually, it should be the same as S3_ENDPOINT.
• S3_UPLOADS_PATH (optional) is the folder where the files will be stored. Default value: files

NOTE: File URL is formed as follows: https://S3_UPLOADS_BUCKET.S3_UPLOADS_HOST/S3_UPLOADS_PATH

Caveats

• Currently all uploads are stored in S3 keyed by a UUID and file extension, as such, if a user uploads multiple avatars, all versions will still exist in S3. This is a known issue and may require some sort of cron job to scan for old uploads that are no longer referenced in order for those objects to be deleted from S3.