Distribute media
Summary
Images can exist on multiple servers, and the application will fetch it from the one that's the closest.
Distributing media among multiple servers allows for users in multiple locations to load the image quickly, without having to communicate with a server across the world.
It is possible to distribute all of your media across all servers all the time. Bear in mind that this will fill up the server storages, so considering carefully where users will want to access this resource from is appreciated.
How to
- Next to the image you just uploaded, click on the
Locations-button. - A new window will open, showing you a list of servers with checkboxes next to it. A checkmark indicates that this image resides on that server.
- Click a checkbox for a server on which the image does not yet exist.
- After a short wait, the image will have been sent to the other server, and applications can now access it from there as well.
- Click the box again. This will remove the image from the other server again.