django-storages
Support for many storage backends in Django
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. django-storages is a mature, widely-used library with no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and permissive BSD-3-Clause licensing. Install it if you need to store Django uploads on cloud storage or non-local backends. You will need to install and configure backend-specific SDKs separately depending on which storage service you choose.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Django to be installed; backend-specific SDKs must be configured separately.
- Low friction: pure Python wheel with a single runtime dependency on Django.
- Actively maintained with recent commits and a large user base (top 5000 on PyPI).
License · maintenance · safety
BSD-3-Clause (permissive) — BSD-3-Clause is permissive; you can use this in commercial projects with minimal restrictions, provided you include the license text and do not hold the authors liable.
last release 2025-04-02 (499 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-02 · 2,958 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 12,928,583 downloads/mo, #1,301 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install django-storages
# In Django settings:
DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = 'storages.backends.s3boto3.S3Boto3Storage'
AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = 'my-bucket'- Which specific cloud storage backends (S3, Azure, GCS, etc.) are included in version 1.14.6
- Whether backend-specific credentials or SDKs must be installed separately
- Performance characteristics or limits for different storage backends
- Whether compiled dependencies are required for any backends
What it is and what it does
django-storages is a library that extends Django's file storage system with support for multiple cloud and alternative storage backends. Instead of storing uploaded files on your server's filesystem, you can configure Django to use external storage services. The library acts as a bridge between Django's storage API and these services, handling authentication and file operations.
The package is production-stable (Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable) and actively maintained, supporting Django versions 3.2 through 5.1 and Python 3.7 and later. It has a large user base and is backed by Tidelift for enterprise support. Installation is straightforward with low friction and a single runtime dependency on Django.
Use it for
- Store user uploads on external services instead of local disk to scale across multiple servers
- Offload media files to a CDN-backed storage service for faster delivery
- Use cloud storage in containerized deployments where local filesystem is ephemeral
- Centralize file storage across multiple Django application instances
- Comply with data residency requirements by choosing a specific storage region
Worth the install?
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Yes.
django-storages is a mature, widely-used library with no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and permissive BSD-3-Clause licensing. Install it if you need to store Django uploads on cloud storage or non-local backends. You will need to install and configure backend-specific SDKs separately depending on which storage service you choose.
Install
django-storages on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction: pure Python wheel with a single runtime dependency on Django. Actively maintained with recent commits and a large user base (top 5000 on PyPI). Last commit was 2026-08-02; repository shows active development.
Requires Django to be installed; backend-specific SDKs must be configured separately.
License in practice
BSD-3-Clause is permissive; you can use this in commercial projects with minimal restrictions, provided you include the license text and do not hold the authors liable.
Quickstart
pip install django-storages
# In Django settings:
DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = 'storages.backends.s3boto3.S3Boto3Storage'
AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = 'my-bucket'Verify before relying
- Which specific cloud storage backends (S3, Azure, GCS, etc.) are included in version 1.14.6
- Whether backend-specific credentials or SDKs must be installed separately
- Performance characteristics or limits for different storage backends
- Whether compiled dependencies are required for any backends
Package facts
| License | BSD-3-Clause permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.7 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packageDjango |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 499 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 12,928,583 / month, #1,301 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableEnvironment :: Web EnvironmentFramework :: DjangoFramework :: Django :: 3.2Framework :: Django :: 4.1Framework :: Django :: 4.2Framework :: Django :: 5.0Framework :: Django :: 5.1Intended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: django_storages-1.14.6-py3-none-any.whl
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