I’m planning to host my future web app on digital ocean and I’m looking for a way to store uploaded files. It’s a small application with an average of 10 pdf files(50kb each) per user for a total of 200 users. So, I thought of storing the files on the web server( currently I store them locally on my computer). For the basic plan I read that 25gb ssd space is allowed, if I’m not wrong it should be ok for what I want to do. However, is it secure enough to store files this way ? Thank you.
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Hello @serine
You can host the files on your droplet without any hesitation. You can tweak the configuration of the droplet and make sure that only public-keys are allowed to access the droplet via ssh and also configure the Firewall and only allow ports that are actually needed.
Additionally, you can always start with a 25GB droplet and upgrade it in the future in case this is needed. The 25GB droplet will be perfect to start this project.
You can also check the initial server setup article here:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/initial-server-setup-with-ubuntu-20-04
In order to enable pub-key authentication check this tutorial:
You can check this tutorial on How To Set Up a Firewall with UFW on Ubuntu 20.04
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-a-firewall-with-ufw-on-ubuntu-20-04
Hope that this helps Regards, Alex
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