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How to upload files to DigitalOceans Space with Nodejs

In the world of cloud storage solutions, Amazon Web Services’ S3 has become the go-to choice for many developers. It’s straightforward SDK and seamless integration makes file uploads easy.

But if you are looking for alternatives like DigitalOcean Spaces, our experts have your back.

Today, we are going to take a look at how to upload files to DigitalOcean Spaces using Node.js.

1. First, we have to make sure we have Node.js installed on our system.
2. Then, we can start a new Node.js project with this command:

   npm init –y
3. Our project relies on the AWS SDK and the dotenv package to handle configurations. We can install these packages with this command:

   npm i --save aws-sdk dotenv
4. Next, we have to create a file named app.js in our project directory. In this file, we have to import the needed packages and set up the environment with our configuration details.

   

   Here, DO_SPACES_ENDPOINT, DO_SPACES_KEY, DO_SPACES_SECRET, and DO_SPACES_NAME are from our DigitalOcean Spaces configuration details. We have to create a .env file in our project directory and add the following:

   DO_SPACES_ENDPOINT=nyc1.digitaloceanspaces.com
DO_SPACES_KEY=ouraccesskey
DO_SPACES_SECRET=oursecretkey
DO_SPACES_NAME=ourspacesname
5. Now, it is time to upload files. For example, suppose we have an image file named file.jpg.

   

Now, we can launch the application with this command:

node app.js

This will start the upload process, and we will see a success message upon completion.

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Conclusion

In summary, our Support Techs demonstrated how to upload files to DigitalOcean Spaces with Nodejs.