Overview

Your WordPress sites are configured to use DigitalOcean Spaces (everydaytech-wordpress) for media storage with CDN enabled for faster content delivery. This ensures uploaded files persist across deployments, reduces app storage costs, and serves media through edge caching.

Environment Variables Configured

All apps have these environment variables set:

Spaces Credentials

DO_SPACES_KEY: DO003JUHBJDDCCF9D6MU
DO_SPACES_SECRET: (secret)
DO_SPACES_BUCKET: everydaytech-wordpress
DO_SPACES_ENDPOINT: syd1.digitaloceanspaces.com
DO_SPACES_CDN_ENDPOINT: https://everydaytech-wordpress.syd1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com
DO_SPACES_REGION: syd1

Note: Media files are served through the CDN endpoint for improved performance and reduced load times.

WordPress Plugin Compatibility

AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: (same as DO_SPACES_KEY)
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: (same as DO_SPACES_SECRET)
AWS_S3_BUCKET: everydaytech-wordpress
AWS_S3_ENDPOINT: https://syd1.digitaloceanspaces.com
AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: syd1

Setup Options

Option 1: WP Offload Media Lite (Recommended)

Install the plugin via WordPress admin or WP-CLI:
wp plugin install amazon-s3-and-cloudfront --activate
The plugin will automatically detect the environment variables
Configure via Settings > Offload Media:
- Provider: DigitalOcean Spaces
- Bucket: everydaytech-wordpress
- Region: syd1
- CloudFront/CDN URL: https://everydaytech-wordpress.syd1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com
Enable "Remove Files From Server" to save local storage
CDN Benefits:
- Images load faster through edge caching
- Reduced bandwidth costs
- Better global performance
- 1-hour cache TTL (3600 seconds)

Option 2: Media Cloud Plugin

Install Media Cloud:
wp plugin install ilab-media-tools --activate
Navigate to Media Cloud settings
Select DigitalOcean Spaces as provider
Credentials will auto-populate from environment variables

Option 3: Manual Configuration (wp-config.php)

Add to wp-config.php:

// DigitalOcean Spaces configuration
define('AS3CF_SETTINGS', serialize([
    'provider' => 'do',
    'access-key-id' => getenv('DO_SPACES_KEY'),
    'secret-access-key' => getenv('DO_SPACES_SECRET'),
]));
 
define('AS3CF_BUCKET', 'everydaytech-wordpress');
define('AS3CF_REGION', 'syd1');

Bucket Structure

Recommended folder structure in everydaytech-wordpress:

everydaytech-wordpress/
├── collegeo/
│   └── wp-content/uploads/
├── corne582/
│   └── wp-content/uploads/
├── handsofd/
│   └── wp-content/uploads/
└── [other-sites]/
    └── wp-content/uploads/

CDN Configuration

For faster media delivery, configure Spaces CDN:

In DigitalOcean dashboard: Spaces → everydaytech-wordpress → Settings
Enable CDN
Custom subdomain: cdn.everydaytech.au (requires DNS CNAME)
Update WordPress plugin settings to use CDN URL

Migrating Existing Media

To migrate existing wp-content/uploads to Spaces:

# For each site
wp media regenerate --yes
wp s3-uploads migrate-attachments

Or use WP Offload Media's bulk upload tool in WordPress admin.

Permissions

The Spaces bucket should have:

Public Read for uploaded media (images, PDFs, etc.)
Private Write (only app can upload via credentials)

Configure in: Spaces → everydaytech-wordpress → Settings → File Permissions

Costs

Storage: $0.02/GB/month (first 250GB included with $5 base fee)
Bandwidth: $0.01/GB outbound
CDN: Free with Spaces

Typical costs per site: $0.50-2.00/month depending on media library size.

Troubleshooting

Media not uploading to Spaces

Check environment variables are set: ‘wp cli eval "var_dump(getenv('AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID’));"`
Verify bucket permissions in DO dashboard
Check plugin error logs in WordPress admin

Old media still on local storage

Run migration command or enable "Remove Files From Server" in plugin settings

403 Forbidden errors

Check bucket permissions (should be public read)
Verify CORS settings allow your domain

Next Steps

Install WP Offload Media Lite on each site
Configure to use DigitalOcean Spaces
Run bulk upload for existing media
Enable CDN for better performance
Test uploads work correctly