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Guides·Published onAug 26, 2025

Integrate Cloudflare R2 to achieve S3-compatible asset storage without the egress costs

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Housein Abo ShaarGrowth Engineer & Developer Advocate, Vendure
Scale your e-commerce asset delivery globally without worrying about egress fees. Learn to integrate CloudFlare R2's zero-cost data transfer with Vendure's built-in S3 compatibility.

Break Free from Egress Fee Limitations

Traditional cloud storage providers charge substantial fees for data transfer, which can quickly escalate costs as your e-commerce store grows and serves more customers globally. These egress fees often catch businesses off-guard, especially during traffic spikes or when serving high-resolution product images and videos.

For e-commerce stores that need to deliver assets at scale, these costs can become prohibitive and unpredictable, forcing difficult decisions between cost optimization and user experience.

CloudFlare R2: Zero-Egress Storage Built for Scale

CloudFlare R2 revolutionizes object storage economics by eliminating data egress fees entirely. Combined with CloudFlare's global edge network, R2 automatically caches and serves your assets from the nearest edge location to your customers, providing both cost savings and performance improvements.

This makes R2 particularly compelling for e-commerce applications where asset delivery costs can be significant and predictable pricing is crucial for business planning.

Leverage Vendure's S3-Compatible Architecture

While the benefits are clear, migrating storage backends can be complex on platforms with rigid storage implementations. Vendure's architecture provides a decisive advantage here.

Vendure's built-in configureS3AssetStorage function is designed with S3 compatibility at its core, enabling seamless integration with any S3-compatible service, including CloudFlare R2. This means you can leverage R2's cost advantages without custom development or architectural changes.

The result is a powerful combination: zero egress fees, global edge caching, and enterprise-grade reliability, all integrated seamlessly into your Vendure commerce platform.

Follow Our Complete R2 Integration Guide

Ready to eliminate egress costs and accelerate global asset delivery? Our comprehensive tutorial walks you through the entire CloudFlare R2 setup process.

Vendure Documentation: Integrating S3 Asset Storage

What You'll Implement and Learn

This guide demonstrates how to use Vendure's native S3 compatibility to implement CloudFlare R2 integration. You will learn how to:

  • Create CloudFlare R2 account and enable object storage service
  • Configure R2 bucket with proper settings and generate API tokens
  • Implement S3-compatible storage using Vendure's built-in configureS3AssetStorage function
  • Configure environment variables for seamless development-to-production workflow
  • Test asset upload functionality through Vendure's Admin UI
  • Troubleshoot common configuration issues and verify storage backend integration

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