Store Setup

Media Storage

Product images, logos and uploads can be stored on your server (default) or on Amazon S3 / S3-compatible storage.

Local storage (default)

Files are saved under storage/app/public and served via a symlink. Make sure you've run:

php artisan storage:link

This creates public/storage → storage/app/public. Without it, uploaded images won't display.

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Images upload but don't show? 99% of the time the storage symlink is missing or APP_URL is wrong. Re-run storage:link and confirm APP_URL.

Amazon S3 (optional)

For scale or multiple servers, switch to S3. Admin → Settings → Storage:

Select the S3 (AWS) driver.
Enter Access Key, Secret Key, Region and Bucket.
(Optional) a custom endpoint/URL for S3-compatible providers (DigitalOcean Spaces, Wasabi, MinIO).
Test the connection, then save.

Storage settings — Admin → Settings → Storage.

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S3 keeps your media off the web server (faster, easier backups, survives server rebuilds). Make the bucket's objects publicly readable, or front it with a CDN.

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Next: start rebranding the apps — Customer App → Overview.