<img src=“https://travis-ci.org/bsm/paperclip_remote.png?branch=master” alt=“Build Status” /> Allows fetching files/attachments from remote locations.
Just add gem paperclip-remote to your Gemfile.
Alternatively, run sudo gem install paperclip-remote and add require 'paperclip_remote' to your app.
In the model, you can specify:
class User < ActiveRecord::Base has_attached_file :photo, :remote => true attr_accessible :photo, :photo_remote_url end
In the form you can then have:
<%= f.label :photo, "Please update a photo" %> <%= f.file_field :photo %> <br/> <%= f.label :photo_remote_url, "or specify a URL" %> <%= f.text_field :photo_remote_url %>