How I Built a Production-Ready Image CDN Using AWS S3 + CloudFront (and Eliminated Vercel Image Costs)

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Learn how to build a production-ready image CDN using AWS S3 and CloudFront to eliminate Vercel image costs and improve performance

intermediate Published 13 Apr 2026

Action Steps

Create an AWS S3 bucket to store images
Configure AWS CloudFront to distribute images from the S3 bucket
Set up a custom domain for the CloudFront distribution
Test the image CDN by uploading an image to the S3 bucket and accessing it through the CloudFront domain
Configure caching and compression settings in CloudFront to optimize performance

Who Needs to Know This

This tutorial is beneficial for developers and devops teams who want to optimize their image delivery and reduce costs. It provides a step-by-step guide on how to set up an image CDN using AWS S3 and CloudFront.

Key Insight

💡 Using AWS S3 and CloudFront can help eliminate Vercel image costs and improve performance by distributing images across multiple edge locations