Media Uploader - R2/S3 with video download

Media Uploader - R2/S3 with Video Download

Upload files or download videos from popular platforms to Cloudflare R2 or any S3-compatible storage and generate presigned download links.

What it does:

• Upload any file to R2/S3 and get a shareable link
• Download videos from 100+ sites using lux:
  • Chinese platforms: Xiaohongshu (小红书/xhslink.com), Douyin, Bilibili, iXigua
  • International: YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, Twitter/X, TikTok, Facebook
• Extract audio-only from videos
• All uploads get secure, expiring presigned URLs (default: 5 minutes)

Features

• Upload files to R2/S3 buckets
• Download videos from popular platforms and auto-upload to R2/S3
• Generate presigned download URLs (configurable expiration)
• Support for any S3-compatible storage (R2, AWS S3, MinIO, etc.)
• Multiple bucket configurations
• Automatic content-type detection
• Audio-only download option for videos

Configuration

Create ~/.r2-upload.yml (or set R2_UPLOAD_CONFIG env var):

# Default bucket (used when no bucket specified)
default: my-bucket

# Bucket configurations
buckets:
  my-bucket:
    endpoint: https://abc123.r2.cloudflarestorage.com
    access_key_id: your_access_key
    secret_access_key: your_secret_key
    bucket_name: my-bucket
    public_url: https://files.example.com # Optional: custom domain
    region: auto # For R2, use "auto"

  # Additional buckets
  personal:
    endpoint: https://xyz789.r2.cloudflarestorage.com
    access_key_id: ...
    secret_access_key: ...
    bucket_name: personal-files
    region: auto

Cloudflare R2 Setup

1. Go to Cloudflare Dashboard → R2
2. Create a bucket
3. Go to R2 API Tokens: https://dash.cloudflare.com/<ACCOUNT_ID>/r2/api-tokens
4. Create a new API token
   • Important: Apply to specific bucket (select your bucket)
   • Permissions: Object Read & Write
5. Copy the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key
6. Use endpoint format: https://<account_id>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com
7. Set region: auto

AWS S3 Setup

aws-bucket:
  endpoint: https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  access_key_id: ...
  secret_access_key: ...
  bucket_name: my-aws-bucket
  region: us-east-1

Usage

Upload a file

r2-upload /path/to/file.pdf
# Returns: https://files.example.com/abc123/file.pdf?signature=...

Upload with custom path

r2-upload /path/to/file.pdf --key uploads/2026/file.pdf

Upload to specific bucket

r2-upload /path/to/file.pdf --bucket personal

Custom expiration (default: 5 minutes)

r2-upload /path/to/file.pdf --expires 24h
r2-upload /path/to/file.pdf --expires 1d
r2-upload /path/to/file.pdf --expires 300  # seconds

Public URL (no signature)

r2-upload /path/to/file.pdf --public

Video Download and Upload

Download videos from YouTube, Vimeo, Bilibili, Xiaohongshu (小红书), and 100+ other platforms:

# YouTube
video_download_upload "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"

# Xiaohongshu (小红书) share link
video_download_upload "http://xhslink.com/o/9y5ucJlQUJE"

# Bilibili
video_download_upload "https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1xx411c7mD"

# Download specific quality
video_download_upload "URL" --stream "best"

# Audio only
video_download_upload "URL" --audio-only

# Upload to specific bucket
video_download_upload "URL" --bucket my-videos

# Custom expiration
video_download_upload "URL" --expires 1h

Video Options:

• url (required): Video URL to download
• bucket: Target bucket (uses default if not specified)
• expires: URL expiration time (default: 5m)
• stream: Video quality/format selector (e.g., "best", "137", "248")
• audio_only: Download audio only instead of video
• cookie: Cookie string for authenticated downloads
• key: Custom S3 key path (default: auto-generated with video title)

Prerequisites for video download:

• lux must be installed
• FFmpeg is required for video processing

Install lux:

# macOS
brew install lux

# Linux
go install github.com/iawia002/lux@latest

Tools

• r2_upload - Upload file and get presigned URL
• r2_list - List files in bucket
• r2_delete - Delete a file
• r2_generate_url - Generate presigned URL for existing file
• video_download_upload - Download video using lux and upload to R2/S3

Environment Variables

• R2_UPLOAD_CONFIG - Path to config file (default: ~/.r2-upload.yml)
• R2_DEFAULT_BUCKET - Override default bucket
• R2_DEFAULT_EXPIRES - Default expiration in seconds (default: 300 = 5 minutes)

Notes

• Uploaded files are stored with their original filename unless --key is specified
• Automatic UUID prefix added to prevent collisions (e.g., abc123/file.pdf)
• Content-Type automatically detected from file extension
• Presigned URLs expire after the configured duration