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docs: Update direct uploads warning (#6686)
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makseq and caitlinwheeless authored Nov 19, 2024
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36 changes: 26 additions & 10 deletions docs/source/guide/tasks.md
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* It’s best to keep about 100k tasks / 100k annotations per project for optimal performance.
* Avoid frequent imports because each new import requires lengthy background operations. One import per 30 seconds will work without overloads.

!!! warning
For large projects or business critical projects, do not [upload media files through the Label Studio interface](#Import-data-from-the-Label-Studio-UI). This is especially true for files such as images, audio, video, timeseries, etc.
Uploading data through the Label Studio UI works fine for proof of concept projects, but it is not recommended for larger projects. You will also face challenges when you want export your data or move it to another Label Studio instance or even just redeploy Label Studio. Finally, Label Studio is not designed as a hosting service at scale and does not have backups for imported media resources.
!!! attention
For large projects or business critical projects, do not [upload media files through the Label Studio interface](#Import-data-from-the-Label-Studio-UI). This is especially true for files such as images, audio, video, timeseries, etc.

Uploading data through the Label Studio UI works fine for proof of concept projects, but it is not recommended for larger projects. Label Studio is not designed as a hosting service at scale and does not have backups for imported media resources.

We strongly recommend that you configure [source storage](storage) instead.
**Risks when uploading through the UI**:<br />
You will face challenges when attempting to do the following:

* Importing tasks with predictions
* Exporting your data
* Moving your data to another Label Studio instance
* Redeploying Label Studio

We ***strongly*** recommend that you configure [source storage](storage) instead.


## Types of data you can import into Label Studio
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## Import data from the Label Studio UI

!!! warning
For large projects or business critical projects, do not upload media files through the Label Studio interface. This is especially true for files such as images, audio, video, timeseries, etc.
Uploading data through the Label Studio UI works fine for proof of concept projects, but it is not recommended for larger projects. You will also face challenges when you want export your data or move it to another Label Studio instance or even just redeploy Label Studio. Finally, Label Studio is not designed as a hosting service at scale and does not have backups for imported media resources.
!!! attention
For large projects or business critical projects, do not [upload media files through the Label Studio interface](#Import-data-from-the-Label-Studio-UI). This is especially true for files such as images, audio, video, timeseries, etc.

Uploading data through the Label Studio UI works fine for proof of concept projects, but it is not recommended for larger projects. Label Studio is not designed as a hosting service at scale and does not have backups for imported media resources.

We strongly recommend that you configure [source storage](storage) instead.
**Risks when uploading through the UI**:<br />
You will face challenges when attempting to do the following:

* Importing tasks with predictions
* Exporting your data
* Moving your data to another Label Studio instance
* Redeploying Label Studio

We ***strongly*** recommend that you configure [source storage](storage) instead.

To import data from the Label Studio UI, do the following:
1. On the Label Studio UI, open the Data Manager page for a specific project.
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