# Paperclip performance hit

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paperclip-performance-hit/176521>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 1, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paperclip-performance-hit/176521 "2009-10-01T16:02:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![fipa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fipa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fipa)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paperclip-performance-hit/176521/1 "2009-10-01T16:02:11Z")

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Hi,

In order to customize my app in a web admin page, I’d like to create an  
@application object that will be fetched from DB and hold various  
customization values, it will be fetched for each request.

I’d like to add some files using that web admin and paperclip. Adding  
4-5 has\_attached\_file to this @application object, will there be a  
performance drop?