async uploadMediaAttachmentCustom(
    mediaAttachment: MastodonMediaAttachment
  ): Promise<mastodon.v1.MediaAttachment> {
    const mastodonClient = this.getMastodonApiClient();
    let file: Buffer | Blob;
    let fileMimeType: string;
    let thumbnail: Buffer | Blob | undefined;
    let thumbnailMimeType: string | undefined;

    // Handle main file
    this.log(`Handling main file`);
    if (typeof mediaAttachment.file === 'string') {
      this.log(
        `Downloading image from URL, ${mediaAttachment.file.slice(0, 100)}`
      );
      const result = await this.appwriteManager.imageUtils.downloadBlobFromUrl(
        mediaAttachment.file
      );
      file = result.blob;
      fileMimeType = result.mimeType;
    } else if (mediaAttachment.file instanceof Blob) {
      this.log(`Handling Blob file`);
      file = mediaAttachment.file; // Use the Blob directly instead of converting
      fileMimeType = mediaAttachment.file.type;
    } else {
      throw new Error('Invalid file type for media attachment');
    }

    // Handle thumbnail
    if (mediaAttachment.thumbnail) {
      this.log(`Handling thumbnail`);
      try {
        if (typeof mediaAttachment.thumbnail === 'string') {
          this.log(
            `Downloading thumbnail from URL, ${mediaAttachment.thumbnail.slice(0, 100)}`
          );
          const result =
            await this.appwriteManager.imageUtils.downloadBlobFromUrl(
              mediaAttachment.thumbnail
            );
          thumbnail = result.blob;
          thumbnailMimeType = result.mimeType;
        } else if (mediaAttachment.thumbnail instanceof Blob) {
          this.log(`Handling Blob thumbnail`);
          thumbnail = mediaAttachment.thumbnail; // Use the Blob directly
          thumbnailMimeType = mediaAttachment.thumbnail.type;
        }
      } catch (error) {
        this.log(`Error downloading thumbnail: ${error}`);
        thumbnail = undefined;
        thumbnailMimeType = undefined;
      }
    }

    const mediaParams: mastodon.rest.v2.CreateMediaAttachmentParams = {
      file:
        file instanceof Buffer
          ? new Blob([file], { type: fileMimeType })
          : file,
      thumbnail:
        thumbnail instanceof Buffer
          ? new Blob([thumbnail], { type: thumbnailMimeType })
          : thumbnail,
      description: mediaAttachment.description,
      focus: mediaAttachment.focus,
    };

    this.log(
      `Uploading media with params: ${JSON.stringify(
        {
          fileType: fileMimeType,
          thumbnailType: thumbnailMimeType,
          hasFile: !!file,
          hasThumbnail: !!thumbnail,
          description: mediaAttachment.description,
          focus: mediaAttachment.focus,
        },
        null,
        2
      )}`
    );

    const response = await mastodonClient.v2.media.create(mediaParams);
    return response;
  }