# Media Storage in App **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** beginner, sound, media\ **Created:** [August 21, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/media-storage-in-app/759111 "2020-08-21T12:51:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![looovelee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19b73/32.png) [@looovelee](https://community.thunkable.com/u/looovelee)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/media-storage-in-app/759111/1 "2020-08-21T12:51:38Z")
Hello Thunkers! 👋 The app I’m working on will have roughly 50 - 100 mp3 files, roughly 75 - 125mb of audio files. Maybe more. I’m trying to keep this app completely free for myself and my users. I hear that streaming files can be expensive for app developers. Every stream costs someone something. I am 100% a novice in this space so I’d appreciate your advice very much! - Should I add all of the audio files to the app itself, app storage, which is downloaded when the user downloads the app, so there is no streaming whatsoever? - Should I use some specific stream / storage service that will enable me to offer this audio for free, no charge to myself? (Assuming many thousands of people download and use the app every day) Any advice + anything additional you’d like to add is very welcome. Thank you very much for your time and help! 😌 ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/media-storage-in-app/759111/2 "2020-08-21T13:21:26Z")
Hi, To begin with, you can’t save or open more than 45-50 mb of data in Thunkable X. For this reason, you will need to use external storage. Which one? For Example, Cloudinary. For more information, see the documentation [https://docs.thunkable.com/media-db](https://docs.thunkable.com/media-db) Or you can use any other service with the necessary parameters ---
**Author:** ![looovelee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19b73/32.png) [@looovelee](https://community.thunkable.com/u/looovelee)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/media-storage-in-app/759111/3 "2020-08-26T13:55:37Z")
Thank you so much for the insight! That’s helpful! ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/media-storage-in-app/759111/4 "2024-11-08T12:24:36Z")