@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ GridFS by default uses two collections **fs.files** and **fs.chunks** to store t
Though GridFS is used in rocket.chat for file storage because MongoDB offers this functionality with zero configuration but GridFS is not recommended for day to day file storage needs in a production environment because it puts an immense amount of load on the database.
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**GridFS** is only sustainable if you are using Retention Policy and only storing a small number of files per week which are not hefty but it is not recommended by us.
**GridFS** is only sustainable if you are using Retention Policy and only storing a small number of files per week which are not hefty but it is not recommended by us because it is not scable.
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We recommend **FileSystem** only when you are using a single virtual/physical server.
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What we suggest as the best option for the file upload system are S3 and Google Cloud Storage.
