Unicorn + Rails + Large Uploads

Question

I\'m trying to allow for large uploads when running Unicorn on Heroku with Rails but I\'ve realised that any large uploads might take longer than the timeout period for a Unicor

Answer 1

If you're uploading to S3, then you can "simply" have the user upload files direct to S3 instead of via your dynos, and get pinged when the upload is complete.

For significantly more information than this, check out something like CarrierWaveDirect