In the previous section, we looked at storing files in the temporary space of the RAM, but how about if we wanted a more permanent place to store them so that other servers might have access to them?
Amazon—the company behind the famous online store—also provides a number of web services that are very useful. One of them is their Simple Storage Service (S3). Think of it as a great way to share files, whether they are images, downloads, or videos. Railo Server can make use of S3 as yet another filesystem resource.
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For more details on Amazon Web Services, check out https://aws.amazon.com/
What would happen if our site got so popular that we needed to scale on demand? This is where S3 comes into its own.
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