Object storage should be chosen as a storage backend, not as a transfer tool. The MinIO community repository is archived and needs a separate maintenance plan for self-hosted S3-compatible storage, while Cloudflare R2 fits managed S3-compatible storage with zero egress fees. Use tools such as rclone for moving data between storage systems, not as the backend itself.
Object storage stores data as objects, with content and metadata addressed by a key. Amazon S3 organizes objects in buckets; the bucket, object key and optional version identify an object. A key that resembles a file path does not by itself give the service filesystem behavior.
Sources (checked ): Amazon S3 objects, buckets and keys
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