File (images) storage with T3
Hi everyone, I know this has already been asked but I'm looking into it with a different objective. I am building an app in which users post articles (with images and text).
I'm looking for a cloud-based file storage option for storing the images, with some requirements:
• Pretty generous free tier (I need a free tier in which I can store about 500 images, idk if it's too unreasonable).
• Scalable without being ridiculously expensive on it.
• Easy to use.
Basically I need a platform that has a great free tier that can hold up in most case scenarios and in the unlikely case it doesn't, the price is reasonable.
I will be storing the images paths in planetscale. What would you recommend me?
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uploadthing can be a nice one
if you know you will have trafic
you should look into r2 (cloudflare option)
as there is no egress fee
Which would be uploadthing advantage? Being easier to use?
Because if I'm not mistaken, from what I just read in both websites, R2 cloudflare has a more generous free tier and is also cheaper when scaling
Pricing wise
Ease to use
Most blob storage out there are a pain to deal with
Security, pricing, usage
How is uploadthing better pricing wise?
Isn't R2 cloudflare free for 10 GB and $0.015 per extra GB per month? So if I had 50GB it would be $0.6 with R2 cloudflare and $10 with uploadthing, or am I missing something?
Yeah but the amount of time that you spend managing it may not be worth to you
Most S3 like storages are a pain to configure and use
If you can manage S3/r2/whatever on your own
There is no better option
Got it, I think I'll be using uploadthing for now. Thank you very much!