Is there a best directory to place image uploads on heroku?

Question

I\'m using carrierwave and I want to change the directory where images are stored.

Right now the image URL is /uploads/modelname/image/51/nameoffile.jpg

the

Answer 1

You can upload files to the Heroku dyno filesystems but the filesystem are perishable and not shared among your dynos. Here's a Gist showing how to make Carrierwave store uploaded file in AWS S3 which is a better option: https://gist.github.com/cblunt/1303386

Here's a Heroku guide for accomplishing this with PaperClip: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/paperclip-s3