How to save an image from a url with rails active storage?

Question

I\'m looking to save a file (in this case an image) located on another http web server using rails 5.2 active storage.

I have an object with a string parameter for s

Answer 1

using the down gem to avoid the security issues of using open-uri:

image = Down.download(image_url)
user.image.attach(io: image, filename: "image.jpg")