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1. Introduction

  1. Prerequisites
  2. Setting Up AWS S3 Bucket
  3. Configuring Laravel Backend Installing AWS SDK Setting Up Environment Variables Creating the Route and Controller
  4. Implementing Next.js Frontend Uploading Files Using Pre-signed URLs Creating the Upload Component

  5. Conclusion

  6. Introduction
    Uploading files directly to Amazon S3 using pre-signed URLs is a common pattern that allows clients to upload files without the files passing through your server. This method reduces server load and can improve upload performance. In this guide, we'll walk through setting up a Laravel backend to generate these pre-signed URLs and a Next.js frontend to upload files using them