How to Build File Storage with Cloudinary

Manage and transform images and videos with Cloudinary's media platform

Intermediate
2-4 hours
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Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following ready.

Cloudinary account
Application to integrate
Media to upload

What You Will Build

A media management system with uploads, transformations, and optimised delivery

Key Features

Image transformations
Video processing
CDN delivery
Auto-optimisation
AI features

Step-by-Step Tutorial

Follow these steps to build your with .

1

Set up Cloudinary

Create account and get API credentials

2

Configure uploads

Set up upload presets and folders

3

Build upload widget

Add the upload widget to your app

4

Apply transformations

Use URL-based transformations

5

Optimise delivery

Set up responsive images and lazy loading

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Not using transformations
Missing responsive images
Ignoring optimisation

Next Steps

Once you have completed this tutorial, consider these enhancements.

Add AI tagging
Implement video transformations
Create upload presets

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