# Filesystem Decision Tree

## Filesystem Driver

### S3 BUCKET IN PRODUCTION
    - How to use:
        - Use s3-swap driver and use minio for local development
        - Use Storage fake for tests

    - when to use:
        - backups
        - uploaded files or documents storage (images, pdfs)
        - generated files or documents storage

### MINIO IN PRODUCTION
    - How to use:
        - Use s3 driver and use minio for local development
        - Use Storage fake for tests

    - When to use:
        - Other internal, non-PHP processes need to be able to write to location
        - Convenient to access with Windows file explorer UI
        - Files will only be used internally

### LOCAL IN PRODUCTION
    - How to use:
        - use local driver
        - Use Storage fake for tests.

    - When to use:
        - Files are present that we want in version control
        - Files that will change infrequently enough to justify being part of the repo
        - NON user uploaded files
        - Think "fixtures"

## Filesystem Access Keys
Each application should have a single set of credentials per driver.
The only exception to this would be if you were using multiple minio drives.