should i use free version of mysql? [closed]

hi, i am trying to build a blog application in which users can post there images and anyone can view(instagram clone). just imagine on huge scale if everyday many users upload their photos and data , will the database get slow or lead to data failure, if so for huge application can we use standard free mysql or in this case should i purchase paid mysql

in short if application is huge and active 24?7 can database handle this much of traffic

in your oppinion if i am building huge application , interms of datastorage and transfer what should i do

using django as framework and rest common languages