Question

How can I download a file located on a remote website (a download link is available or an address to an actual file on the remote server) to the server running the rails application? The file needs to be stored in a specific folder in the server file system.

Answer 1

Let’s do it step by step:

1. Use the carrierwave

   in your Gemfile:

   gem 'carrierwave'

2. in your view

   <%= f.text_field :remote_image_url %>

3. in your model

   attr_accessible :remote_image_url

More detail you can check Ryan’s railscast#253 CarrierWave File Uploads