📁 File Uploads

KitchenAsty handles image uploads for menu items using Multer middleware.

⚙️ Configuration

Uploads are saved to the uploads/ directory at the server root. Files are served statically at /uploads/.

🖼️ Accepted Formats

MIME Type	Extension
image/jpeg	.jpg, .jpeg
image/png	.png
image/webp	.webp
image/gif	.gif

📏 Limits

Setting	Value
Max file size	5 MB
Storage	Disk (uploads/ directory)
Filename	UUID-based to avoid collisions

📤 Upload API

POST /api/menu/items/:id/image
Content-Type: multipart/form-data
Authorization: Bearer <staff-token>

Form field: image

See Image Uploads for the full API reference.

🐳 Docker Volumes

In Docker, the uploads directory is inside the container. To persist uploads across container restarts, mount a volume in docker-compose.yml:

server:
  volumes:
    - ./uploads:/app/uploads

🌐 Serving Uploaded Files

The Express server serves uploaded files at /uploads/:

app.use('/uploads', express.static(path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'uploads')));

In Docker, the admin and storefront nginx configs proxy /uploads/ to the server container.

🏭 Production Notes

For production deployments, consider:

• 💾 Mounting a persistent volume for the uploads directory
• ☁️ Using a CDN or object storage (S3) for uploaded images
• 📏 Setting appropriate file size limits at the nginx level