# Do I need to compress images before uploading to Adalo?

**URL:** <https://forum.adalo.com/t/do-i-need-to-compress-images-before-uploading-to-adalo/19465>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [November 9, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/do-i-need-to-compress-images-before-uploading-to-adalo/19465 "2021-11-09T20:23:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![TomBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc8723/32.png) [@TomBlue](https://forum.adalo.com/u/TomBlue)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/do-i-need-to-compress-images-before-uploading-to-adalo/19465/1 "2021-11-09T20:23:04Z")

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I have some 10MB images on my website. Do I need to compress them & re-upload, or does Adalo does it for me?

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**Author:** ![James\_App\_Maker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/james_app_maker/32/37288_2.png) [@James\_App\_Maker](https://forum.adalo.com/u/James_App_Maker)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/do-i-need-to-compress-images-before-uploading-to-adalo/19465/2 "2021-11-11T00:18:46Z")

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Hi Tom,

I think the Adalo backend automaticly compresses it before it’s shown to the end users, so you should be fine.

Although, these resources might be helpful for you:

> [@Do’s and Don’ts for app speed](https://forum.adalo.com/t/do-s-and-don-ts-for-app-speed/13342):
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> I’ve heard a few people mention speed and page load times as a concern. Was curious if any of the veterans had advice on ways to make sure my app is fast! What are some best practices to implement when designing with page load speed in mind? What are some pitfalls to avoid or the usual suspects when it comes to slow speed? Example thoughts: Screens: Is it better to have more screens and less data/filtering per screen? For example… should I have different pages for different users instead o…

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/adalo/original/3X/9/c/9c6c6c17d57784777190cd00c5392eb4808b1fa3.jpeg "Adalo hints and tricks: Image manipulation with ImgIX") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O6-nNmPOB0)

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**Author:** ![adalouser500](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/adalouser500/32/5363_2.png) [@adalouser500](https://forum.adalo.com/u/adalouser500)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/do-i-need-to-compress-images-before-uploading-to-adalo/19465/3 "2021-11-11T05:07:28Z")

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Adalo does compress your photos, an awesome option to utilize to improve load times of your photo within the app is to assign the image url from the database as opposed the actual image itself.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/system/32/40401_2.png) [@system](https://forum.adalo.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2021, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/do-i-need-to-compress-images-before-uploading-to-adalo/19465/4 "2021-11-21T05:08:15Z")

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