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# serve-images-as-static-files.mo

## Owner: [Xavier Lefevre](https://github.com/xavierlefevre)

## Control points

* [ ] you don't save images in a database

## Why

Save and serve the image file from the server in a specific folder, or an Amazon S3, instead of having it in the database in Base64 is much more performing for progressively displaying a page.

## Steps

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**TODO**

If you fall on this method of operation and want to fill it don't hesitate! It will help others. You ca for instance, look at this article <https://medium.com/about-developer-blog/varnish-58c5d8269269> and convert it to a M33 like steps (short steps and check after after each steps) when you use it.

A good MO example: [Setup HTTPS on your docker environment](/dev-standards/ops/docker/deploy-with-https.mo.md)
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