I''m mostly interested in mp3 files. I''m supposed to build a music store app. Where should you keep files (s3?). And what''s more important how do you protect other people from using the same link? I guess you have to generate it dynamically. Is there any other solution or maybe any plugin available? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
On Mar 27, 3:45 pm, Milan Dobrota <rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:> I''m mostly interested in mp3 files. I''m supposed to build a music store > app. Where should you keep files (s3?). And what''s more important how do > you protect other people from using the same link? I guess you have to > generate it dynamically. Is there any other solution or maybe any plugin > available?Something like X-Send-File (apache) or X-Accel-Redirect (nginx) allows you to use apache/nginx to do the actual heavy work of transferring a large file to the client, while still letting your rails app control access. These both assume the file is on the same server as the one running your instance of apache/nginx Fred> -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Frederick Cheung wrote:> > > On Mar 27, 3:45 pm, Milan Dobrota <rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> > wrote: >> I''m mostly interested in mp3 files. I''m supposed to build a music store >> app. Where should you keep files (s3?). And what''s more important how do >> you protect other people from using the same link? I guess you have to >> generate it dynamically. Is there any other solution or maybe any plugin >> available? > > Something like X-Send-File (apache) or X-Accel-Redirect (nginx) allows > you to use apache/nginx to do the actual heavy work of transferring a > large file to the client, while still letting your rails app control > access. These both assume the file is on the same server as the one > running your instance of apache/nginxUse Paperclip, and put the files on a shared mount that all of your servers can see. (If you cluster.) Put the files in a folder named after a hash of today''s date + a salt - a password. Concatenate the date to the password and hash the whole thing, then write a cron that renames the folder every day. Paperclip has an option to set the filesystem path dynamically, like routes.rb. Put the hash into this path, and serve the files freely. Nobody can hot-link them because the hash will change daily. -- Phlip --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
You might be looking for this part of S3: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonS3/2006-03-01/index.html?S3_QSAuth.html That will let you generate a URL that has an expiration date for a particular file; you may also be able to use Amazon FPS to handle the payment part of the system. --- On a totally non-Rails related note, I''m still amazed at all the sites that think an "mp3 store" will create lots of revenue. It may bring in a little cash, but ultimately iTunes has a massive lock on the market. See some figures here: http://cdbaby.org/stories/09/01/15/8158752.html For 2008, iTunes generated roughly 85% of sales. The remaining 15% includes virtually every other major digital download site (Yahoo, Napster, Rhapsody, etc). The only thing that amazes me more than the thousands of tiny mp3 stores is the constant VC attention to the "MySpace music store" thing. What sane user would *ever* type their credit card info into part of Myspace?? --Matt Jones On Mar 27, 11:45 am, Milan Dobrota <rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:> I''m mostly interested in mp3 files. I''m supposed to build a music store > app. Where should you keep files (s3?). And what''s more important how do > you protect other people from using the same link? I guess you have to > generate it dynamically. Is there any other solution or maybe any plugin > available? > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---