Media Uploads for Workshop the Laravel Course - Best Approach?

Following Jeffrey, Jeremy, and Simon's Workshop the Laravel, I extended the application with search, bookmarks, and guest access. Now I want to add image/video uploads to posts.

Stack: Laravel 12 + Inertia v2 + Vue 3

Requirements:

• 1-4 images OR 1 video per post
• Image preview before publishing
• Display in the timeline

Options I'm considering:

1. Native Inertia useForm() + file inputs
2. FilePond (excellent UI, but overkill?)
3. Spatie media library

Questions:

• Which approach is best suited for Twitter-style posts?

• Any drawbacks to Inertia and file uploads?

• Direct storage or temporary uploads?

I'm inclined to start simple and iterate. What do you think? 🙏