pixelfed/app/Media.php

<?php

namespace App;

use Storage;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;

class Media extends Model
{
    use SoftDeletes;

    /**
     * The attributes that should be mutated to dates.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];
    
    public function url()
    {
      $path = $this->media_path;
      $url = Storage::url($path);
      return url($url);
    }
}