How can I access files with DigitalOcean Functions?

Hi there,

The Serverless functions do not have direct access to the Droplet’s filesystem.

There are a couple of alternative approaches that you can take:

• Use an Object Storage like the DigitalOcean Spaces to store your video files on, and then use an S3 SDK to access your objects:

https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/spaces/reference/s3-sdk-examples/

• Depending on the exact use-case, if your Droplet already has a web server, then you could access your video files from your Serverless functions over HTTP. However I would recommend using Spaces instead.

Hope that this helps!

Best,

Bobby