# littleFedi media management
Are you worried that your low-power device will be overwhelmed by external media caching?
**Don't worry, we've already thought of that!**
littleFedi offers 4 media management options:
* **"No caching, no proxying":** Media is fetched directly by the user from the originating instance.
* **"Proxy only mode"** (like this instance): The instance proxies requests so media is always served to the user through it. The originating instance will never see littleFedi users' requests.
* **"Lazy caching mode":** Requests are proxied and then cached locally, so subsequent requests are served directly from the local cache.
* **"Full caching mode":** Similar to Mastodon, it fetches and stores media locally as soon as it is processed by the instance.
For both caching modes, you can store media locally or use an external S3-compatible service. Moving between storage types is supported natively, without needing external tools like rclone.
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Stefano Marinelli - littleFedi
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