Team Qameta ActiveStorage

Default URL Options in Ruby on Rails

Like most Ruby developers you have to set a default_url_options on a Ruby on Rails project. Depending on the use case you have to set several of them with different values. The name of the method default_url_options is the same, but it is used in different contexts (controller, mail, or file storage, it may be confusing and can even have side effects for your project you have to figure out yourself.

Define Default URL for ActiveStorage to fix Mixed Content Error

Using ActiveStorage with external services like AWS S3 for saving and surfing attachments like images is great. The setup is well explained in Active Storage Overview in Ruby on Rails Guides. But if you start using it, you will maybe encounter some problems, which are not that easy to find or debug, as they mostly appear in production.