diff --git a/archiver/settings.py b/archiver/settings.py
index 1438fee..b586e0e 100644
--- a/archiver/settings.py
+++ b/archiver/settings.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 from .secgen import generate_secret_key
-from archiver import is_available
+from archiver import is_available,storage_backend
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 load_dotenv()
 
@@ -157,10 +157,9 @@
 
 
 STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR,'staticfiles')
-STATIC_URL = '/static/'
 
 MEDIA_ROOT=os.path.join(BASE_DIR,'media')
-MEDIA_URL='/media/'
+
 
 # Default primary key field type
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#default-auto-field
@@ -204,18 +203,32 @@
                 },
         'attachment_filesize_limit':FILE_SIZE_LIMIT,
         'attachment_require_authentication': True,
-    
+
 }
 
 
-DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = 'storages.backends.dropbox.DropBoxStorage'
-STATICFILES_STORAGE = "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage"  #"storages.backends.dropbox.DropboxStorage"
-#DROPBOX_OAUTH2_TOKEN = os.environ.get('DROPBOX_OAUTH2_TOKEN')
+DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = 'archiver.storage_backend.MediaStorage'
+STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'storages.backends.s3boto3.S3Boto3Storage'  
+#dropbox settings
 DROPBOX_ROOT_PATH = '/k9archiver/'
 DROPBOX_APP_KEY = os.environ.get('DROPBOX_APP_KEY')
 DROPBOX_APP_SECRET = os.environ.get('DROPBOX_APP_SECRET')
 DROPBOX_OAUTH2_REFRESH_TOKEN=os.environ.get('DROPBOX_OAUTH2_REFRESH_TOKEN')
 
+#[V-dev4.1.0] AWS/Backblaze settings for Media Storage
+AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID =os.environ.get('AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID')             #b2 application key id if using backblaze'
+AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY =os.environ.get('AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY')     #your b2 application key
+AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME =os.environ.get('AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME') #'<a public bucket>'
+AWS_S3_REGION_NAME =os.environ.get('AWS_S3_REGION_NAME')           #'<your b2 region - e.g. us-west-001>'
+
+AWS_S3_ENDPOINT = f's3.{AWS_S3_REGION_NAME}.backblazeb2.com'
+AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL = f'https://{AWS_S3_ENDPOINT}'
+
+AWS_S3_OBJECT_PARAMETERS = {
+    'CacheControl': 'max-age=86400',
+}
+
+STATIC_URL = f"https://{AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME}.{AWS_S3_ENDPOINT}/"
 #django debug toolbar and other settings for development
 if DEBUG:
     #if DEBUG is False then we are in production and we want to use postgres.  
@@ -241,9 +254,11 @@
     }
 
     #django storages settings for development
-    #if USE_DROPBOX_IN_DEVELOPMENT is True then we will use dropbox in development
-    #it is to test dropbox functionality in development
-    USE_DROPBOX_IN_DEVELOPMENT=os.environ.get('USE_DROPBOX_IN_DEVELOPMENT', False) == 'True'
-    if not(USE_DROPBOX_IN_DEVELOPMENT):
+    #if USE_LOCAL_STORAGE is True then we will use local storage in development
+    USE_LOCAL_STORAGE=os.environ.get('USE_LOCAL_STORAGE', False) == 'True'
+    if USE_LOCAL_STORAGE:
+        STATIC_URL='/static/'
+        MEDIA_URL='/media/'
+        STATICFILES_STORAGE="whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage"
         DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = 'django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage'
         
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diff --git a/archiver/storage_backend.py b/archiver/storage_backend.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4325cbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archiver/storage_backend.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from storages.backends.s3boto3 import S3Boto3Storage
+
+class MediaStorage(S3Boto3Storage):
+    location = 'media'
+    file_overwrite = False
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a1cfd45..badf9f0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -53,3 +53,4 @@ urllib3==2.0.7
 webencodings==0.5.1
 whitenoise==6.6.0
 wrapt==1.13.3
+boto3==1.33.6
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diff --git a/template.env b/template.env
index 7e1a8eb..f107362 100644
--- a/template.env
+++ b/template.env
@@ -21,5 +21,11 @@ DROPBOX_APP_KEY=""
 DROPBOX_APP_SECRET=""
 DROPBOX_OAUTH2_REFRESH_TOKEN=""
 
-#for testing dropbox related functionality in development
-USE_DROPBOX_IN_DEVELOPMENT=False
+#for using local storage in development
+USE_LOCAL_STORAGE=True
+
+#AWS/BackBlaze configuration
+AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID =''
+AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY =''
+AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME =''
+AWS_S3_REGION_NAME=''
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