How to Set Up Cloudflare R2 as S3-Compatible Storage

Cloudflare R2 offers S3-compatible object storage with zero egress fees — significantly cheaper than AWS S3.

Create R2 Bucket and API Token

Cloudflare Dashboard → R2 → Create Bucket → Manage API Tokens → Create token with Object Read & Write

Configure rclone

rclone config
# Name: r2, Type: s3, Provider: Cloudflare
# Endpoint: https://ACCOUNT_ID.r2.cloudflarestorage.com

Backup Script

tar -czf /tmp/www.tar.gz /var/www
rclone copy /tmp/www.tar.gz r2:yourserver-backups/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)/

Conclusion

Cloudflare R2 eliminates egress costs. Our team configures cloud storage solutions including R2.