I think it is a good and it is definitively possible. The technical difficulty consists in avoid uploading to GAE (ram) and then sending to S3. There has to be a way to create a form on GAE that sends the upload direclty to S3 but you will have to deal with authorization and be able to reference the uploaded files from the web2py side on GAE. If you figure out how to do this on the S3 size we can help you implement the web2py side.
On Jul 9, 8:34 pm, Lincoln_Consulting <prakash...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello > > I run a small tax preparation business. We store up to 15-20 GB of tax > data in an encrypted S3 . > > We have been using gmail for domain (get email to a central email) and > share it between 3-4 preparers. > > We have been evaluating help desk, whenever you talk storage they > start charging $$$ > > I know GAE is great, but the moment you add data it becomes very > expensive, and we know S3 is cheap. > > So all tickets would stay in GAE and the actual data pdf, doc, xls > will be stored and restrieved from S3. > > The tickets in GAE would have a link of the document, which when > clicked will be retrieved from S3. > > So technically a help desk of this model , should not cost more for > than $25 a month for thousands of support and end users. > > It will be scalable and available as it is in GAE and S3. > > http://y-a-t-s-y.appspot.com/ > > can be extended. > > Thanks > > On Jul 9, 6:33 pm, Robin B <robi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Assuming this can be done... are we sure that accessing S3 via REST > > > from GAE does not exceed the time limit? > > > If I remember correctly, you can stream uploads directly to S3, which > > bypasses GAE and avoids any timeout. So from GAE, at request time, > > you ask S3 for a unique upload url, then POST the form data directly > > to that S3 url. When the upload is completed, you can have S3 > > redirect the user to a url on your site that you specify. (This is > > the same way the YouTube browser upload API works). > > > Also note that GAE should be releasing large file support soon, which > > should work similarly to S3. > > > Robin > > > On Jul 9, 3:55 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > > I agree. This is not possible now but I guess it can be accommodated. > > > There are three pieces here that need to work together. > > > > 1) the ability to override the upload function > > > 2) disable the web2py behavior on GAE to created a blob field for > > > every upload file > > > 3) design custom uploader and downloaded functions that works with S3 > > > > Assuming this can be done... are we sure that accessing S3 via REST > > > from GAE does not exceed the time limit? Before implementing something > > > like this do we know this is worthwhile? > > > > Massimo > > > > On Jul 9, 3:38 pm, Fran <francisb...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > > On Jul 9, 9:36 pm, Fran <francisb...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Seems like it would be a nice option to be able to have the /uploads > > > > > folder be there. > > > > > Django has very flexible uploads > > > > handling:http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/http/file-uploads/ > > > > > F --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
