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Using Alibaba Cloud OSS for File Uploads: Setup, Code Samples, and Best Practices

This article explains why direct file storage on application servers is not scalable, introduces Alibaba Cloud OSS as an object storage solution, walks through bucket creation, access key management, Node.js upload code, temporary credentials for browser uploads, CDN integration, and security considerations, providing a complete end‑to‑end upload workflow.

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Using Alibaba Cloud OSS for File Uploads: Setup, Code Samples, and Best Practices

const fileInput = document.getElementById('fileInput'); async function getOSSInfo() { // In practice, fetch from your backend return { OSSAccessKeyId: 'LTAI5tDemEBPwQkTx65jZCdy', Signature: 'NfXgq/qLIR2/v87j/XC9sjrASOA=', policy: 'eyJleHBpcmF0aW9uIjoi...", host: 'http://guang-333.oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com' }; } fileInput.onchange = async () => { const file = fileInput.files[0]; const ossInfo = await getOSSInfo(); const formData = new FormData(); formData.append('key', file.name); formData.append('OSSAccessKeyId', ossInfo.OSSAccessKeyId); formData.append('policy', ossInfo.policy); formData.append('signature', ossInfo.Signature); formData.append('file', file); const res = await axios.post(ossInfo.host, formData); if (res.status === 200) { const img = document.createElement('img'); img.src = `${ossInfo.host}/${file.name}`; document.body.appendChild(img); alert('Upload successful'); } };

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