Media Library Advanced Features

Processing Pipeline

Upload: File arrives at /api/upload.

Detection: sharp library detects dimensions and format.

Thumbnails: 3 variants generated (thumbnail, medium, large).

Storage: Files uploaded to /uploads/[year]/[month]/hash.ext.

We use a content-addressable storage-like structure.

Deduping: If two users upload the same file (same hash), we point to the same physical file but create two MediaItem database records.