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How to Organize a Media Archive for Your Own Content
Storage + access permissions for your own content with AWS S3, CloudFront, or Telegram API
How to Organize a Media Archive for Your Own Content
For your own content, use storage + access permissions, such as AWS S3 with CloudFront or Telegram API.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Follow these steps to organize a reliable media archive for your content.
Choose storage
Consider options:
• AWS S3 — reliable object storage
• Google Cloud Storage — AWS alternative
• Telegram API — for storing directly in Telegram
• Azure Blob Storage — Microsoft option
Configure access permissions
For AWS S3:
• Create IAM role with minimal privileges
• Set up bucket policies for access control
• Use ACLs or bucket policies for granular control
• Enable versioning for deletion protection
Use CDN for delivery
• AWS CloudFront or AWS Global Accelerator
• Cloudflare CDN for additional security layer
• Configure caching policies for optimization
Integrate with Telegram Bot API
• Use getFile API to get file paths
• Upload files to your storage via webhook
• Implement async processing for large files
• Add authorization checks to prevent unauthorized access
Add watermark (if needed)
• Use FFmpeg or other tools for watermark overlay
• Configure automatic processing on upload
• Store original and watermarked versions separately
Implement permission management
• Define user roles (admin, editor, viewer)
• Set up granular permissions for each role
• Log all file operations
• Implement access revocation as needed
Legal Note
Organize archive only for content you have the right to save and distribute.