#S3

Serving static files from your server works at small scale, but traffic spikes can bring it down. S3 + CloudFront separates static delivery from your app server for any scale.

10MB images upload fine but 2GB videos timeout. Chunked uploads, presigned URLs, and retry logic for robust file upload systems.

I tried to save money by deploying to AWS S3 instead of Vercel, but ended up with a broken site. I share the three nightmares of Static Export (Image Optimization, API Routes, Dynamic Routing) and how to fix them.