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- [ Introduction ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/introduction)
- [ Support us ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/support-us)
- [ Base installation ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/installation-setup)
- [ Questions and issues ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/questions-issues)
- [ Requirements ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/requirements)
- [ Upgrading ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/upgrading)
- [ Changelog ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/changelog)
- [ Troubleshooting ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/troubleshooting)
- [ About us ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/about-us)

Basic usage
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- [ Preparing your model ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/basic-usage/preparing-your-model)
- [ Associating files ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/basic-usage/associating-files)
- [ Retrieving media ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/basic-usage/retrieving-media)

Working with media collections
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- [ Simple media collections ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/working-with-media-collections/simple-media-collections)
- [ Defining media collections ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/working-with-media-collections/defining-media-collections)

Converting images
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- [ Defining conversions ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/converting-images/defining-conversions)
- [ Retrieving converted images ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/converting-images/retrieving-converted-images)
- [ Optimizing converted images ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/converting-images/optimizing-converted-images)
- [ Regenerating images ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/converting-images/regenerating-images)

Handling uploads with Media Library Pro
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- [ Introduction ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/handling-uploads-with-media-library-pro/introduction)
- [ Installation ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/handling-uploads-with-media-library-pro/installation)
- [ Processing uploads on the server ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/handling-uploads-with-media-library-pro/processing-uploads-on-the-server)
- [ Handling uploads with Blade ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/handling-uploads-with-media-library-pro/handling-uploads-with-blade)
- [ Handling uploads with Livewire ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/handling-uploads-with-media-library-pro/handling-uploads-with-livewire)
- [ Handling uploads with Vue ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/handling-uploads-with-media-library-pro/handling-uploads-with-vue)
- [ Handling uploads with React ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/handling-uploads-with-media-library-pro/handling-uploads-with-react)
- [ Creating custom Vue components ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/handling-uploads-with-media-library-pro/creating-custom-vue-components)
- [ Creating custom React components ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/handling-uploads-with-media-library-pro/creating-custom-react-components)
- [ Customizing CSS ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/handling-uploads-with-media-library-pro/customizing-css)

Responsive images
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- [ Getting started with responsive images ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/responsive-images/getting-started-with-responsive-images)
- [ Using your own width calculator ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/responsive-images/using-your-own-width-calculator)
- [ Customizing the rendered html ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/responsive-images/customizing-the-rendered-html)
- [ Generating your own tiny placeholder ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/responsive-images/generating-your-own-tiny-placeholder)
- [ Responsive images demo ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/responsive-images/demo)

Converting other file types
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- [ Using image generators ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/converting-other-file-types/using-image-generators)
- [ Creating a custom image generator ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/converting-other-file-types/creating-a-custom-image-generator)

Downloading media
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- [ Downloading a single file ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/downloading-media/downloading-a-single-file)
- [ Downloading multiple files ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/downloading-media/downloading-multiple-files)

Advanced usage
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- [ Working with multiple filesystems ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/advanced-usage/working-with-multiple-filesystems)
- [ Using custom properties ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/advanced-usage/using-custom-properties)
- [ Storing media specific manipulations ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/advanced-usage/storing-media-specific-manipulations)
- [ Using your own model ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/advanced-usage/using-your-own-model)
- [ Outputting media ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/advanced-usage/outputting-media)
- [ Rendering media ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/advanced-usage/rendering-media)
- [ Using a custom directory structure ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/advanced-usage/using-a-custom-directory-structure)
- [ Ordering media ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/advanced-usage/ordering-media)
- [ Using a custom media downloader ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/advanced-usage/using-a-custom-media-downloader)
- [ Moving media ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/advanced-usage/moving-media)
- [ Consuming events ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/advanced-usage/consuming-events)
- [ Generating custom urls ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/advanced-usage/generating-custom-urls)
- [ Overriding default filesystem behavior ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/advanced-usage/overriding-the-default-filesystem-behaviour)
- [ Naming generated files ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/advanced-usage/naming-files)
- [ Disable CDN ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/advanced-usage/disable-cdn)
- [ Customising Database Connections ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/advanced-usage/customising-database-connections)

API
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- [ Adding files ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/api/adding-files)
- [ Defining conversions ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v9/api/defining-conversions)

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 `                                    composer show spatie/laravel-medialibrary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    `

Generating custom urls
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When `getUrl` is called, the task of generating that url is passed to an implementation of `Spatie\MediaLibrary\Support\UrlGenerator\UrlGenerator`.

The package contains a `DefaultUrlGenerator` that can generate urls for a media library that is stored inside the public path. It can also generate URLs for S3.

If you are storing your media files in a private directory or are using a different filesystem, you can write your own `UrlGenerator`. Your generator must implement the `Spatie\MediaLibrary\Support\UrlGenerator\UrlGenerator` interface.
