Accessing Cloudflare R2 Buckets via SFTP: The easy way and the hard way

SFTP Access to Cloudflare R2: The Hard Way vs. The Smart Way

Let’s talk about cloud storage and SFTP. More specifically, let’s talk about Cloudflare R2 and why accessing it through SFTP feels like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. It shouldn’t be this way, but here we are.

The Problem We’re Solving

Every day, thousands of developers try to figure out how to connect their familiar SFTP tools to their shiny new cloud storage. With Cloudflare R2 gaining popularity, this problem isn’t getting any smaller. You’ve got your R2 bucket, you’ve got your SFTP client, but Cloudflare doesn’t give you a way to connect these dots.

The Hard Way (Or: How to Waste Your Weekend)

You could go the “traditional” route. First, rent yourself a VPS. Then spend hours configuring SSH settings. After that, figure out how to mount your R2 bucket as a volume. Finally, maintain that server forever. Oh, and don’t forget about security updates, monitoring, and everything else that comes with running your own server.

The Smart Way (Because Life’s Too Short)

Here’s where Baskt comes in. We looked at this problem and thought: “This is ridiculous. Nobody should have to manage servers just to move files to their cloud storage.” So we fixed it.

How It Actually Works

With Baskt, you get instant SFTP access to your Cloudflare R2 storage. No servers to maintain, no SSH to configure, no infrastructure to worry about. Create an account, follow our simple guide, and you’re done. Your favorite SFTP client will work right out of the box.

The Real-World Impact

Think about what this means: Your designers can upload assets directly to R2. Your content team can manage files without learning new tools. Your developers can use familiar SFTP commands. Everyone gets to use the tools they already know and love.

What You Get Out of This

• Instant SFTP access to your R2 bucket
• No servers to maintain
• No security headaches
• No complicated setups

The Bottom Line

You could spend your time setting up and maintaining servers, or you could spend it building your product. We think that choice is pretty clear. If you need SFTP access to your Cloudflare R2 storage, we’ve made it as simple as it should have been from the start.

Ready to stop thinking about infrastructure and get back to work? Our guide is waiting for you, and it’ll take less time to read than this article did.