Upload Problem [The file is too big] - With changed maxFileSize in middleware

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System Information
  • Strapi Version: 3.4.3
  • Operating System: Windows 10
  • Database: SQLite
  • Node Version: 14.15.3
  • NPM Version: 6.14.9
  • Yarn Version: 1.22.5

I want to upload file 2GB.
I changed middleware.js in config like this

module.exports = {
  settings: {
    parser: {
      enabled: true,
      multipart: true,
      formidable: {
        maxFileSize: 20 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024,
      }
    }
  },
};

When upload I have error The file is too big. What causes this problem? I followed Strapi documentation to change maxFilesize.

2

If you use the latest version and need to upload a larger file than 256Mb… then
/config/middlewares.js

module.exports = [
  "strapi::errors",
  "strapi::security",
  "strapi::cors",
  "strapi::poweredBy",
  "strapi::logger",
  "strapi::query",
  {
    name: "strapi::body",
    config: {
      formLimit: "256mb",
      jsonLimit: "256mb",
      textLimit: "256mb",
      formidable: {
        maxFileSize: 200 * 1024 * 1024,
      },
    },
  },
  "strapi::favicon",
  "strapi::public",
  "global::globalTest",
  "global::globalBlah",
];
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3

also note that file upload size is also configured on the webserver on which strapi is running.
incase of NGINX, you need to modify the upload size limit in the conf file.

4

Can u please tell me how to do it ?