diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index 5a18e87df3..10b18d4cae 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- ------------------------------------------
 -- Friendica 2022.09-dev (Giant Rhubarb)
--- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1471
+-- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1472
 -- ------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -1216,13 +1216,13 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `post-link` (
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `post-media` (
 	`id` int unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment COMMENT 'sequential ID',
 	`uri-id` int unsigned NOT NULL COMMENT 'Id of the item-uri table entry that contains the item uri',
-	`url` text NOT NULL COMMENT 'Media URL',
+	`url` varbinary(1024) NOT NULL COMMENT 'Media URL',
 	`type` tinyint unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 COMMENT 'Media type',
 	`mimetype` varchar(60) COMMENT '',
 	`height` smallint unsigned COMMENT 'Height of the media',
 	`width` smallint unsigned COMMENT 'Width of the media',
 	`size` bigint unsigned COMMENT 'Media size',
-	`preview` varbinary(255) COMMENT 'Preview URL',
+	`preview` varbinary(512) COMMENT 'Preview URL',
 	`preview-height` smallint unsigned COMMENT 'Height of the preview picture',
 	`preview-width` smallint unsigned COMMENT 'Width of the preview picture',
 	`description` text COMMENT '',
diff --git a/doc/database/db_post-media.md b/doc/database/db_post-media.md
index eff520e2c3..61a74b6987 100644
--- a/doc/database/db_post-media.md
+++ b/doc/database/db_post-media.md
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ Fields
 | --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | ---- | --- | ------- | -------------- |
 | id              | sequential ID                                             | int unsigned      | NO   | PRI | NULL    | auto_increment |
 | uri-id          | Id of the item-uri table entry that contains the item uri | int unsigned      | NO   |     | NULL    |                |
-| url             | Media URL                                                 | text              | NO   |     | NULL    |                |
+| url             | Media URL                                                 | varbinary(1024)   | NO   |     | NULL    |                |
 | type            | Media type                                                | tinyint unsigned  | NO   |     | 0       |                |
 | mimetype        |                                                           | varchar(60)       | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
 | height          | Height of the media                                       | smallint unsigned | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
 | width           | Width of the media                                        | smallint unsigned | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
 | size            | Media size                                                | bigint unsigned   | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
-| preview         | Preview URL                                               | varbinary(255)    | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
+| preview         | Preview URL                                               | varbinary(512)    | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
 | preview-height  | Height of the preview picture                             | smallint unsigned | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
 | preview-width   | Width of the preview picture                              | smallint unsigned | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
 | description     |                                                           | text              | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
diff --git a/static/dbstructure.config.php b/static/dbstructure.config.php
index 165c06b226..c48da6a09a 100644
--- a/static/dbstructure.config.php
+++ b/static/dbstructure.config.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 
 if (!defined('DB_UPDATE_VERSION')) {
-	define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1471);
+	define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1472);
 }
 
 return [
@@ -1252,13 +1252,13 @@ return [
 		"fields" => [
 			"id" => ["type" => "int unsigned", "not null" => "1", "extra" => "auto_increment", "primary" => "1", "comment" => "sequential ID"],
 			"uri-id" => ["type" => "int unsigned", "not null" => "1", "foreign" => ["item-uri" => "id"], "comment" => "Id of the item-uri table entry that contains the item uri"],
-			"url" => ["type" => "text", "not null" => "1", "comment" => "Media URL"],
+			"url" => ["type" => "varbinary(1024)", "not null" => "1", "comment" => "Media URL"],
 			"type" => ["type" => "tinyint unsigned", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0", "comment" => "Media type"],
 			"mimetype" => ["type" => "varchar(60)", "comment" => ""],
 			"height" => ["type" => "smallint unsigned", "comment" => "Height of the media"],
 			"width" => ["type" => "smallint unsigned", "comment" => "Width of the media"],
 			"size" => ["type" => "bigint unsigned", "comment" => "Media size"],
-			"preview" => ["type" => "varbinary(255)", "comment" => "Preview URL"],
+			"preview" => ["type" => "varbinary(512)", "comment" => "Preview URL"],
 			"preview-height" => ["type" => "smallint unsigned", "comment" => "Height of the preview picture"],
 			"preview-width" => ["type" => "smallint unsigned", "comment" => "Width of the preview picture"],
 			"description" => ["type" => "text", "comment" => ""],