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Media Uploads ​

To enable media uploads on your server, set the DITTO_UPLOADER environment variable. It supports the following values:

  • nostrbuild - Uploads media to AWS servers (free, secure, no authentication required).
  • ipfs - Uploads media to a self-hosted IPFS installation.
  • s3 - Uploads media to an S3-compatible bucket.
  • local - Saves media to the local filesystem.
  • blossom - Uploads to publicly accessible servers.

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It is recommended to store uploads on a separate server from Ditto itself, or else Ditto may run out of disk space and stop working.

Media Domain ​

By default, Ditto expects that media will be served on media.yoursite.tld, which it derives from the LOCAL_DOMAIN. You can override this by setting the MEDIA_DOMAIN environment variable.

NOTE

Media must be hosted on a separate domain or subdomain to prevent security issues. Ditto will raise an error if you try to serve media from the same domain as Ditto itself.

nostr.build ​

Just set the DITTO_UPLOADER environment variable to nostrbuild.
You can learn more about nostr.build here: https://nostr.build/

IPFS ​

To set up IPFS, set DITTO_UPLOADER=ipfs and install kubo.

If Ditto and kubo are on the same machine, then your task is done. 🎉

If kubo is on a different machine, you will need to enable local networking, and then customize the IPFS_API_URL in Ditto.

IPFS Variables ​

  • DITTO_UPLOADER=ipfs
  • IPFS_API_URL - The URL of the IPFS API server. Defaults to http://localhost:5001.

S3 ​

To enable S3, set DITTO_UPLOADER=s3. You can use any S3-compatible service, such as Wasabi, DigitalOcean Spaces, MinIO, and more.

You will need to configure S3 with some additional variables, and it may vary depending on the provider.

S3 Variables ​

  • DITTO_UPLOADER=s3
  • S3_ENDPOINT - The S3 endpoint URL.
  • S3_REGION - The S3 region.
  • S3_ACCESS_KEY - The S3 access key.
  • S3_SECRET_KEY - The S3 secret key.
  • S3_BUCKET - The name of the S3 bucket.
  • S3_PATH_STYLE - Set to true if your S3 provider uses path-style URLs.
  • S3_PORT - The port to use for S3.
  • S3_SESSION_TOKEN - The S3 session token.
  • S3_USE_SSL - Set to false to disable SSL.

Local ​

To save media to the local filesystem, set DITTO_UPLOADER=local.

You will then need to configure a reverse-proxy like Nginx to serve the media files.

WARNING

  • This method is insecure.
  • This method can cause your server to quickly run out of disk space.
  • Do not serve media from the same domain as the Ditto API! This can lead to security issues.
  • It is highly recommended to use IPFS or S3 instead.

Local Variables ​

  • DITTO_UPLOADER=local
  • UPLOADS_DIR - The directory to save uploads to. Defaults to data/uploads.

Blossom ​

Just set the DITTO_UPLOADER environment variable to blossom and the BLOSSOM_SERVERS variable to a Blossom server, such as https://blossom.primal.net/.

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You can specify multiple blossom servers by separating them with a comma.