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Problem: How do I store files in BigchainDB? (#2259)

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Solution: Write a new root docs page about how to store files in BigchainDB.
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assets
smart-contracts
transaction-concepts
store-files
permissions
Data Models <https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/data-models/index.html>

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# How to Store Files in BigchainDB
While it's possible to store a file in a BigchainDB network, we don't recommend doing that. It works best for storing, indexing and querying _structured data_, not files.
If you want decentralized file storage, check out Storj, Sia, Swarm or IPFS/Filecoin. You could store file URLs, hashes or other metadata in a BigchainDB network.
If you really must store a file in a BigchainDB network, then one way to do that is to convert it to a long Base64 string and then to store that string in one or more BigchainDB transactions, either in the `asset.data` of a CREATE transaction, or the `metadata` of any transaction.