paperclip.rb

# Load config/paperclip.yml settings
if paperclip_cfg = YAML.load_file("#{Rails.root}/config/paperclip.yml")[Rails.env]
  paperclip_cfg.symbolize_keys!
  command_path = paperclip_cfg.delete(:command_path)

  # Replace Attachment defaults with configuration ones
  Paperclip::Attachment.default_options.merge!(paperclip_cfg)

  # Adjust ImageMagick path to work with Passenger
  Paperclip.options[:command_path] = command_path
end

paperclip.yml

common: &local_settings
  storage: :filesystem
  url: "/system/:class/:attachment/:id_partition/:basename_:style.:extension"
  command_path: /opt/local/bin

s3_amazon: &s3_settings
  <<: *local_settings
  storage: :s3
  s3_credentials: config/s3.yml
  path: ":class/:attachment/:id_partition/:basename_:style.:extension"
  url: ":s3_domain_url"

cloudfront: &cloud_settings
  <<: *s3_settings
  url: ":s3_alias_url"

development:
  <<: *local_settings

staging:
  <<: *cloud_settings
  bucket: assets-bucket
  s3_host_alias: assets.domain.com
  command_path: /usr/bin

production:
  <<: *local_settings
  command_path: /usr/bin

s3.yml

access_key_id: ...
secret_access_key: ...