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by rezonant
867 days ago
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> Please correct me if I am mistaken; also R2 is not a CDN, and more like s3 in terms of delivering from the edge Yes, it uses Cloudflare's edge network and caching infrastructure when you use a custom domain (really the only option because usage of the default domain is very limited). So yes, it's a CDN :-) https://community.cloudflare.com/t/cdn-support-for-r2/514573 > currently using s3+cloudfront for mp4 storage+delivery, and would like to move to something better if possible. What I have found is that (A) the egress costs are extreme compared to R2 (remember, R2 does charge per read/write though) but (B) storage is cheaper on S3. You should do a study on your storage and egress, but unless you are storing way more than your egress TB, it's probably a good deal. Cloudflare also has a mechanism for transparently pulling content from an upstream S3 compatible store into R2. I think it's called Super Slurper iirc |
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I think given the cost advantage for s3 for storage, it seems almost better to pull from R2 into s3 for long-term storage (some inverse slurper).
It's good to hear though that R2 can singlehandedly match s3+cloudfront; that being said, video delivery is a bit different I'd imagine, even s3+cloudfront is finnicky with range requests etc.