Storage Backend - Proxy Files

[shepherdjay]

NetBox version

v3.5.4

Feature type

Change to existing functionality

Proposed functionality

Propose changing the way external files are provided back to user when STORAGE_BACKEND is in use. Currently when attempting to retrieve an image or file that was stored into a backend (for example GCP) the URL provided for GET request back to user is the storage_backend url. For example https://storage.googleapis.com/mynetboxbucket/myimage.jpeg

Use case

Redirecting users directly to the storage backend adds complexity in permissions as not only do users require netbox permissions but they also require storage backend permissions to the bucket.

Instead if Netbox can fetch and then return the stored file to the user only netbox requires access to the bucket.

Database changes

No response

External dependencies

No response

[shepherdjay]

Will review as a github discussion per contributing guidlines

[jsenecal]

I migrated the issue to a discussion :)