Alex NedelcuDec 20, 2022

#Backblaze B2 is a pretty cheap cloud storage alternative to Amazon's S3.

I've been using it to backup my personal Dropbox archive, currently storing 289.5 GB in it for $1.7 per month (not sure if the file versioning counts in that reported size).

You can also serve those files from behind #Cloudflare, which I'll probably start doing for my #Mastodon storage needs:

https://www.backblaze.com/blog/free-image-hosting-with-cloudflare-transform-rules-and-backblaze-b2/

I'd add a Cache-Control header, though, as it doesn't serve one.

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@alexelcu wonder how it compares to #cloudflares own offering #r2 https://www.cloudflare.com/products/r2/
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Show threadAlex NedelcuDec 20, 2022
@softinio I don't know.
Show threadAlex NedelcuDec 20, 2022

@softinio Cost per storage is cheaper than Cloudflare R2, and there's egress pricing, but it doesn't apply if you place Cloudflare in front of your Backblaze bucket.

OTOH, I think an extra cost would be the cost per transactions. I don't know which one is cheaper, and unfortunately, I think it's very relevant in the case of Mastodon, since you end up uploading and deleting a lot of files.

I see that uploading 1 GB of cache costs $0.3...

Show threadAlex NedelcuDec 20, 2022

@softinio ... it's cheap, doesn't break the bank, but if I'd connect to the firehose (a relay server), it might be significant. Versus zero for the local SSD volume. Also, I/O will be slower.

For now I'm pausing the migration. Will settle for a backup of non-cache files instead.