❔ Saving Images to the database on azure
For my web app i need to save images. my app is hosted on azure back end is asp.net core. when an image gets uploaded should i cast to to base64 and save it on mysql azure database or should i save the actual image on azure and save the path to reference it?
where on azure would i be able to store it?
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Save the image in some blob storage and only save the path in the db
Azure should offer blob storage
how would i access the blob storage?
is it just like a db
with con string
It usually has some API that lets you send files, deletion requests, etc
Azure Blob Storage | Microsoft Azure
Azure Blob storage provides scalable, cost-efficient object storage in the cloud. Store and access unstructured data for your most demanding workloads.
Or just use an existing library that does all the calls for you: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/overview/azure/storage?view=azure-dotnet
Azure Storage SDK for .NET - Azure for .NET Developers
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