Handling Large File Uploads With Node.js, Express, And AWS S3
Handling large file uploads with Node.js, Express & AWS S3: Create a microservice for multi-part uploads, breaking files into smaller chunks, and resuming failed uploads.
Handling large file uploads can be challenging, especially when you need reliability, reusability, and good performance. In this post, I'll walk through creating a micro service specifically designed for multi-part file uploads using Node.js, Express, and AWS S3. Why Multi-Part Uploads? Traditional file uploads have several limitations: Timeouts for large files No resumability if connection drops Memory pressure on servers Slower upload speeds Multi-part uploads solve these by: Breaking files into smaller chunks Uploading chunks independently Parallel upload capability Ability to...