<p><strong>Craft 3 Update</strong></p>

<p>This is currently possible in Craft 3.  Install the <a href="https://github.com/craftcms/aws-s3/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">AWS S3</a> plugin from the Plugin Store. Make sure you're running Craft Pro.  Create a new Asset Volume using S3.  Go to Settings->Users->Settings in the Control Panel and set the "User Photo Location" setting to your S3 volume.</p>

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<p><strong>Craft 2</strong></p>

<p>Currently no, although this is likely to change in the upcoming Craft 3.</p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-04-14T22:52:32.107Z
Any way around this? Currently we are deployed on heroku, and its a read only file system. We cant store and save the user images on the site because of this restriction.
kenyabob
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2015-04-14T23:25:55.363Z
Nothing I'm aware of... sorry.
Brad Bell
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2015-04-15T16:10:08.910Z
Silly follow up, but does Pixel and Tonic have any ideas for Craft 3 release date or what Craft 3 will be addressing?
kenyabob
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2018-08-19T21:42:35.727Z
Looks like this is still not possible?
henry
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2018-08-24T15:03:19.217Z
@henry try this https://mijingo.com/blog/craft-3-remote-volumes-with-aws-s3
Hassan Mahmood
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2018-08-24T22:54:08.960Z
@henry updated answer.
Brad Bell
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2015-01-18T19:38:54.267Z
2018-08-24T04:34:47.183Z
2018-08-24T04:34:47.183Z
Brad Bell
<p>Is there a setting to get Craft to save user photos to S3 like a regular asset source?</p>

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Saving user profile photos to S3
# Saving user profile photos to S3

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-01-18)

Is there a setting to get Craft to save user photos to S3 like a regular asset source?

**Tags:** users, user-profile, s3


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-01-18. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

**Craft 3 Update**

This is currently possible in Craft 3. Install the [AWS S3](https://github.com/craftcms/aws-s3/) plugin from the Plugin Store. Make sure you're running Craft Pro. Create a new Asset Volume using S3. Go to Settings->Users->Settings in the Control Panel and set the "User Photo Location" setting to your S3 volume.

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**Craft 2**

Currently no, although this is likely to change in the upcoming Craft 3.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Any way around this? Currently we are deployed on heroku, and its a read only file system. We cant store and save the user images on the site because of this restriction.  
> **username_1**: Nothing I'm aware of... sorry.  
> **username_2**: Silly follow up, but does Pixel and Tonic have any ideas for Craft 3 release date or what Craft 3 will be addressing?  
> **username_3**: Looks like this is still not possible?  
> **username_4**: @username_3 try this https://mijingo.com/blog/craft-3-remote-volumes-with-aws-s3  
> **username_1**: @username_3 updated answer.  

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