# How do Attachment fields work? \[May 16\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Discord-Discussions\ **Created:** [November 3, 2022, 9:47am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/how-do-attachment-fields-work-may-16/458 "2022-11-03T09:47:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
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> 🙋‍♂️ **robertandrews** _asked_ ## How do Attachment fields work? [https://docs.nocodb.com/setup-and-usages/column-types](https://docs.nocodb.com/setup-and-usages/column-types) #### #### Are uploaded images stored around Nocodb, somewhere in the database? #### #### Is there a way to use remotely-hosted images? ie. Images stored on S3, Cloudinary or some other web space? #### #### I note Airtable doesn’t support this. I see a feature request for this in Nocodb - [[Feature] More options for uploading attachment files, referencing external URLs as attachments · Issue #842 · nocodb/nocodb · GitHub](https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/issues/842) ---
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> 🙋‍♂️ **wkw** _replied_ #### If you haven’t configured Storage in App Store. Then you should find them in NC\_TOOL\_DIR. # ---
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> 🙋‍♂️ **wkw** _replied_ #### images can be hosted on S3. u can configure it in App Store # ---
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> 🙋‍♂️ **robertandrews** _replied_ #### Oh right [https://docs.nocodb.com/setup-and-usages/app-store/](https://docs.nocodb.com/setup-and-usages/app-store/) Sounds interesting. Can it be used to set Attachments to files already in S3, or just upload new ones? # ---
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> 💁 **o1lab** _replied_ #### at the moment is only to upload new ones #### however,w we can think of an option attach an URL too # ---
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> 🙋‍♂️ **robertandrews** _replied_ #### Ok, so, if I was wanting to import my WordPress (MySQL) database to a fresh database, to run Nocodb as a headless CMS, maybe I would… somehow cycle through each post and, for each post image, set that as an Attachment, which would get stored on S3? # ---
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> 🙋‍♂️ **robertandrews** _replied_ #### It’s just that I’ll be dealing with a large volume of image files, and I’m considering my options. I’m not necessarily very S3-conversant (though I’m familiar with Cloudinary). It would be good to keep all images together in whatever host I was using to run the Nocodb and database… I’m just expecting the space required would require a pricey plan. Any thoughts? # ---
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> 💁 **o1lab** _replied_ #### you can simply connect to your wordpress database (use create project by connecting to an external db) # ---
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> 💁 **o1lab** _replied_ #### s3 pricing is pretty cheap # ---
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> 💁 **o1lab** _replied_ #### I guess wp stores images in the file system # ---
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> 🙋‍♂️ **robertandrews** _replied_ #### Yes, WP stores images as files, linked to posts by DB, and there are even plugins to relocate WP’s Media Library to S3. #### Ultimately, what I’m interested in is maybe moving off WP, maybe partly to do with cost of host pkg. #### So, whilst I could connect to WP MySQL in Nocodb, I’d still be reliant on WP. #### Maybe it’sa good start option, or even just use WP images on S3 without moving to Nocodb/Airtable. # ---
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