# Link hosting internally vs. externally
**URL:** https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/link-hosting-internally-vs-externally/71
**Category:** Site Feedback
**Created:** [September 24, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/link-hosting-internally-vs-externally/71 "2018-09-24T12:35:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@jamesbradbury](https://discourse.flucoma.org/u/jamesbradbury)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/link-hosting-internally-vs-externally/71/1 "2018-09-24T12:35:27Z")
@rodrigo.constanzo mentioned this at the plenary but internal hosting for files would be nice. I currently have a db folder for anything i’ve linked here and plan to leave it in place but I can see an issue where links go dead and thus threads might go stale and be useless in the future. @tremblap you seemed fairly adamant to not have internal hosting and I can guess some of the reasons for this but perhaps there should be an agreed way host files that is maintainable and reliable?
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### Author:  [@rodrigo.constanzo](https://discourse.flucoma.org/u/rodrigo.constanzo)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2018, 12:37pm UTC](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/link-hosting-internally-vs-externally/71/2 "2018-09-24T12:37:31Z")
Yup yup. I think being able to host patches should be a no-brainer, and even sound files smaller than like 5mb or something.
There’s only 20 of us or so, so it’s not gonna balloon up too quick, and it would be so useful if all the posts on the forum were able to stay alive.
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### Author:  [@tremblap](https://discourse.flucoma.org/u/tremblap)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/link-hosting-internally-vs-externally/71/3 "2018-09-25T16:26:51Z")
I’m investigating a box drop folder, a sort of shared space. Stay tuned.
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### Author:  [@rodrigo.constanzo](https://discourse.flucoma.org/u/rodrigo.constanzo)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/link-hosting-internally-vs-externally/71/4 "2018-09-25T17:21:16Z")
There’s still the issue of getting things into the dropbox.
(do we email you the files, then wait for you to post them to a dropbox, then send us a link that we then post to the forum?)
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### Author:  [@tremblap](https://discourse.flucoma.org/u/tremblap)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/link-hosting-internally-vs-externally/71/5 "2018-09-25T19:39:44Z")
read my reply carefully: ‘a sort of shared space’. Stay tuned.
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### Author:  [@tremblap](https://discourse.flucoma.org/u/tremblap)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/link-hosting-internally-vs-externally/71/6 "2018-09-27T17:00:20Z")
Please try the following page:
[http://www.flucoma.org/uploader.html](http://www.flucoma.org/uploader.html)
you should then see your file here:
[https://huddersfield.box.com/v/AudioExamplesForum](https://huddersfield.box.com/v/AudioExamplesForum)
How’s that for a working compromise?
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### Author:  [@jamesbradbury](https://discourse.flucoma.org/u/jamesbradbury)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/link-hosting-internally-vs-externally/71/7 "2018-09-27T17:44:56Z")
I did just upload a very tiny file to test. Seems like a good compromise 😊😊😊😊
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### Author:  [@rodrigo.constanzo](https://discourse.flucoma.org/u/rodrigo.constanzo)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/link-hosting-internally-vs-externally/71/8 "2018-09-27T18:42:38Z")
I coud be missing something, but then how do we link the relevant file on the forum? I only see options to “download” a given file.
(nevermind, you click on the link)
So is the idea that patches also end up in “AudioExamplesForum” too?
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### Author:  [@tremblap](https://discourse.flucoma.org/u/tremblap)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2018, 9:12pm UTC](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/link-hosting-internally-vs-externally/71/9 "2018-09-27T21:12:31Z")
@rodrigo.constanzo no, just the files needed to support your examples. @jamesbradbury can I delete it now?
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### Author:  [@rodrigo.constanzo](https://discourse.flucoma.org/u/rodrigo.constanzo)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2018, 9:25pm UTC](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/link-hosting-internally-vs-externally/71/10 "2018-09-27T21:25:15Z")
I mean more for bigger patches with subpatches/polys/etc… (like your [piece/patch](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/asinglewordisnotenough3-the-patch/81))
Would be a pain to have to do a "and name this file `whatever.maxpat` and then this file `whatever2.maxpat` and just go by copy/paste for the rest.
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### Author:  [@tremblap](https://discourse.flucoma.org/u/tremblap)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2018, 6:33am UTC](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/link-hosting-internally-vs-externally/71/11 "2018-09-28T06:33:44Z")
just zip everything together and post it there . -there are no file exceptions and only the team will have idying up access
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### Author:  [@rodrigo.constanzo](https://discourse.flucoma.org/u/rodrigo.constanzo)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2018, 6:01pm UTC](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/link-hosting-internally-vs-externally/71/13 "2018-09-28T18:01:31Z")
Hmm, I could be missing something, but as per @tutschku’s reply in the [descriptors thread](http://discourse.flucoma.org/t/musical-use-of-descriptors-discussion/76/15), directly linking to the uploaded file results in an empty window.
> [@Musical use of descriptors discussion](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/musical-use-of-descriptors-discussion/76/17):
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> [Box](https://huddersfield.app.box.com/v/AudioExamplesForum/file/322660705237)
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> the link to the audio files opens an empty window. Do I miss something?
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### Author:  [@jamesbradbury](https://discourse.flucoma.org/u/jamesbradbury)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/link-hosting-internally-vs-externally/71/14 "2018-09-28T18:27:46Z")
I can corroborate. I had to go looking for it in the list.
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### Author:  [@tremblap](https://discourse.flucoma.org/u/tremblap)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/link-hosting-internally-vs-externally/71/15 "2018-09-28T21:11:22Z")
the idea is that it is a share folder. not links to files. just name audio files appropriately and that should do the trick. I’ve also enabled direct zip attachements so you can put your patches directly in your posts. I hope this is a good way forward.
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### Author:  [@rodrigo.constanzo](https://discourse.flucoma.org/u/rodrigo.constanzo)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2018, 10:41pm UTC](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/link-hosting-internally-vs-externally/71/16 "2018-09-28T22:41:04Z")
Ah right. Hopefully that doesn’t get too messy once we have a lot of audio files on here.
I take it it’s not possible to enable direct links using this upload method?
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### Author:  [@tremblap](https://discourse.flucoma.org/u/tremblap)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/link-hosting-internally-vs-externally/71/17 "2018-09-29T16:18:31Z")
I’m exploring still, but it seems only the owner (of the folder) can. I’ll try harder.