How might we store the ner_model.dat file if it's not in version control?

[stevepolitodesign]

The ner_model.dat is large, and it's not advisable to store it in version control. This isn't a problem for local development, but is a problem for production environments that are built from source.

[stevepolitodesign]

This will likely depend on the host, but if you're using Heroku, you could create a custom Buildpack.

[MatheusRich]

Is it possible to have that model somewhere online and pass it as a URL instead of a local path?

[stevepolitodesign]

It's a 345 MB file, which feels too big to keep is memory, right?

[MatheusRich]

My idea was that it would download that file.

[stevepolitodesign]

It looks like Trove is one possible solution.

[stevepolitodesign]

I should highlight this is the README.