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title: "Tigris Storage Support Now Available in LaunchFast Starter Kits"
description: "LaunchFast works with Tigris out of the box. Same STORAGE_PROVIDER=s3, same pre-signed upload flow. Point AWS_ENDPOINT_URL_S3 at https://fly.storage.tigris.dev and add your credentials."
source: "https://www.launchfa.st/blog/tigris-storage-support"
author: "Rishi Raj Jain"
created_at: 2026-06-19T12:00:00.000Z
keywords: "tigris, tigris storage, tigrisdata, s3, object storage, launchfast, starter kit, zero egress"
---

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LaunchFast now works with [**Tigris**](https://www.tigrisdata.com/), and we didn't ship a single line of starter kit code to make it happen.

[Tigris](https://www.tigrisdata.com/) is globally redundant object storage built for developers, with bottomless capacity, **zero egress fees**, and a familiar S3 API. Swap the endpoint, keep your code. Same repo. Same `STORAGE_PROVIDER=s3`. Point `AWS_ENDPOINT_URL_S3` at `https://fly.storage.tigris.dev`, add your bucket credentials, and you're uploading files through the same pre-signed URL flow LaunchFast already uses for Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2, Neon Storage, and Bunny Storage.

**One stack. One endpoint. Ship faster.**

## Why this matters

LaunchFast treats object storage as S3-compatible by default. Tigris speaks S3 natively, so avatars, uploads, and generated assets just work. No adapter, no fork, no waiting on a release.

- **No code changes**: The kit already supports custom S3 endpoints. Tigris is already supported.
- **Zero egress fees**: Read as often as you need, from any region, without bandwidth bills stacking up.
- **Global by default**: Geo-redundant storage with a single endpoint. Data stays close to users without you wiring cross-region replication.
- **Bottomless scale**: No per-account storage caps. Scale uploads without capacity planning.

## What's included

- **S3-compatible uploads and retrieval** via LaunchFast's existing `/api/storage` routes and `<Upload />` component
- **Pre-signed URLs** for secure client-side uploads, identical flow to other S3 providers
- **One env var**: `AWS_ENDPOINT_URL_S3` points the S3 client at `https://fly.storage.tigris.dev`
- **Available in all frameworks**: Astro, Next.js, and SvelteKit starter kits

Under the hood, LaunchFast's S3 helper already routes requests through a custom endpoint when `AWS_ENDPOINT_URL_S3` is set. Tigris plugs into that same path.

## Getting started

### 1. Create a Tigris bucket

Sign up at [tigrisdata.com](https://www.tigrisdata.com/) and create a bucket through the dashboard or the [Tigris CLI](https://www.tigrisdata.com/docs/cli/). Generate an access key pair while you're there. Keys start with `tid_`, secrets with `tsec_`.

See the [Tigris docs](https://www.tigrisdata.com/docs/) for the full setup walkthrough.

### 2. Configure your `.env`

Set `STORAGE_PROVIDER` to `s3`, then add your Tigris credentials:

```bash
STORAGE_PROVIDER="s3"

AWS_ENDPOINT_URL_S3="https://fly.storage.tigris.dev"
AWS_KEY_ID="tid_..."
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="tsec_..."
AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME="your-bucket-name"
AWS_REGION_NAME="auto"
```

Do **not** set `CLOUDFLARE_R2_ACCOUNT_ID` when using Tigris. That variable is only for Cloudflare R2.

Region is always `auto`.

### 3. Run the app and upload a file

Start your dev server, sign in, and upload a profile image or any file through the built-in upload flow. LaunchFast generates a pre-signed PUT URL against your Tigris bucket, the browser uploads directly, and retrieval works through the same signed-URL path.

For framework-specific setup notes, see the Storage section in the starter kit README:

- [Astro](https://github.com/LaunchFast-Boilerplates/launchfa.st-astro#storage)
- [Next.js](https://github.com/LaunchFast-Boilerplates/launchfa.st-nextjs#storage)
- [SvelteKit](https://github.com/LaunchFast-Boilerplates/launchfa.st-sveltekit#storage)

## Other storage providers

Tigris joins the storage providers LaunchFast already supports:

- **Amazon S3** · [/documentation/storage/amazon-s3/](/documentation/storage/amazon-s3/)
- **Cloudflare R2** · [/documentation/storage/cloudflare-r2/](/documentation/storage/cloudflare-r2/)
- **Neon Storage** · [/blog/neon-storage-support/](/blog/neon-storage-support/)
- **Bunny Storage** · [/blog/bunny-storage-support/](/blog/bunny-storage-support/)
- **Supabase Storage** · [/documentation/storage/supabase/](/documentation/storage/supabase/)
- **Firebase Storage** · [/documentation/storage/firebase/](/documentation/storage/firebase/)

Switch providers anytime by updating `STORAGE_PROVIDER` and the relevant env vars. No application code changes required.

## Get started today

Want globally distributed object storage with zero egress fees and no new upload API to wire?

[**Get LaunchFast Starter Kit**](/) and point it at Tigris in minutes.