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Guides·Published onAug 26, 2025

Streamlined Asset Storage for Your Store with DigitalOcean Spaces

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Housein Abo ShaarGrowth Engineer & Developer Advocate, Vendure
Deploy your e-commerce assets with developer-friendly simplicity and transparent pricing. Learn to integrate DigitalOcean Spaces' straightforward approach with Vendure's S3-compatible architecture.

DigitalOcean Spaces: Developer-Focused Simplicity with Built-in CDN

DigitalOcean Spaces delivers S3-compatible object storage designed with developer experience as the priority. Unlike complex enterprise platforms, Spaces offers transparent, predictable pricing and a streamlined interface that eliminates the confusion often associated with cloud storage configuration.

Spaces includes built-in CDN integration at no additional cost, automatically distributing your assets globally for improved performance. This developer-focused approach combines the power of S3 compatibility with the simplicity that DigitalOcean is known for, making it particularly compelling for development teams that value straightforward tools and predictable costs over complex enterprise features.

Leverage Vendure's S3-Compatible Architecture for Simple Storage

While simplicity is appealing, implementing storage solutions often involves navigating complex platform-specific configurations. Vendure's architecture eliminates this complexity entirely.

Vendure's built-in configureS3AssetStorage function seamlessly supports DigitalOcean Spaces through standard S3 compatibility, enabling you to leverage Spaces' simplicity without custom development. This means you can access transparent pricing and built-in CDN capabilities while maintaining the robust commerce functionality that Vendure provides.

The result is streamlined operations: predictable costs, automatic global distribution, developer-friendly management, and simplified configuration, all integrated seamlessly into your Vendure commerce platform.

Follow Our Complete DigitalOcean Spaces Integration Guide

Ready to simplify your asset storage with developer-friendly tools? Our comprehensive tutorial covers the entire DigitalOcean Spaces setup process.

Vendure Documentation: DigitalOcean Spaces Simple Storage Tutorial

What You'll Implement and Learn

This guide demonstrates how to use Vendure's native S3 compatibility to implement DigitalOcean Spaces storage. You will learn how to:

  • Create DigitalOcean account and navigate to Spaces object storage service
  • Configure Spaces bucket with proper regional settings and access permissions
  • Generate Spaces access keys for secure API authentication
  • Implement S3-compatible storage using Vendure's built-in configureS3AssetStorage function
  • Configure environment variables for DigitalOcean regional endpoints
  • Test asset upload functionality through Vendure's Admin UI with Spaces backend

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