[GH-ISSUE #8230] Storing all images within container volume and not locally #3671

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opened 2026-03-23 21:32:20 +00:00 by mirror · 2 comments

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2026-03-23 21:32:20 +00:00

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Originally created by @sunilnc on GitHub (Sep 17, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/issues/8230

Originally assigned to: @khorshuheng on GitHub.

When I insert a photo via the desktop app, it stores the image locally on my HD and doesn't actually store it on the volume within a container.

Could someone please help me understand how I can make sure everything is hosted in the self-hosted environment and not locally on my Mac?

Originally created by @sunilnc on GitHub (Sep 17, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/issues/8230 Originally assigned to: @khorshuheng on GitHub. When I insert a photo via the desktop app, it stores the image locally on my HD and doesn't actually store it on the volume within a container. Could someone please help me understand how I can make sure everything is hosted in the self-hosted environment and not locally on my Mac?

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2026-03-23 21:32:21 +00:00

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@khorshuheng commented on GitHub (Sep 18, 2025):

Assuming that you are using the default docker compose file, it is stored within a docker volume named minio_data. You could also modify the docker compose file to use another local file path, if you wish.

@khorshuheng commented on GitHub (Sep 18, 2025): Assuming that you are using the default docker compose file, it is stored within a docker volume named `minio_data`. You could also modify the docker compose file to use another local file path, if you wish.

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@sunilnc commented on GitHub (Sep 18, 2025):

@khorshuheng Apologies, maybe I wasn't being clear, so here's an example of my issue.

On the desktop app, I uploaded an image to a page:

On my iOS app, it wont load:

What I meant was, is it storing the data locally in this directory or actually uploading it to the volume within a container:

@sunilnc commented on GitHub (Sep 18, 2025): @khorshuheng Apologies, maybe I wasn't being clear, so here's an example of my issue. On the desktop app, I uploaded an image to a page: <img width="1758" height="1047" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/dc1920fc-e79f-4d50-b4eb-8acbb1cdb427" /> On my iOS app, it wont load: <img width="660" height="1434" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/41a06624-08e8-41f6-9fff-d203be9ef71b" /> What I meant was, is it storing the data locally in this directory or actually uploading it to the volume within a container: <img width="883" height="113" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/51175d19-8e7d-40ac-943f-7b0caec6aecd" />