Media (Optional)
When deploying WordPress in a Serverless manner, you have the option to separate media files and WordPress files, storing images, videos, and other files separately. The separation offers the following benefits:
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Performance Optimization: Storing media files such as images and videos on a separate server or Content Delivery Network (CDN) can enhance website performance. CDNs enable the distribution of these files to servers worldwide, thereby accelerating file loading speeds.
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Backup and Restore: Separating media files and the wp-content directory simplifies the backup and restore process. You can more frequently back up core WordPress files and the database without the need to backup a large volume of media files, improving backup efficiency.
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Reducing Serverless Function Traffic Costs: As Alibaba Cloud's Function Compute charges for outbound traffic, separating media files and WordPress files and choosing an appropriate S3 provider can optimize traffic costs for websites with a substantial number of images.
Of course, separating media files from WordPress files is not mandatory. If your website doesn't involve a large quantity of images or videos, you can choose to skip this step.
Cloudflare R2
We recommend storing your media files on Cloudflare R2, with zero outbound traffic fees and a highly advantageous monthly 10GiB of free storage space for small WordPress websites.
Plugin
You can choose to integrate WordPress with Cloudflare R2 using the Media Cloud plugin.