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So egress is ~1x storage at the top tier, decaying to 0.5x at the 200 GB tier. This is a metered product wearing an 'unlimited hosting' costume.","metered":true},"interface":["s3","webdav","sftp","ftps","ftp","scp","rsync","ssh"],"interface_detail":"FTP/FTPS, SFTP, SCP, rsync over non-root SSH, DirectAdmin, Apache/PHP/MySQL, Nextcloud, web file delivery","tooling":"rsync/SFTP. \"Object Storage Beta\" exists but is beta — treat as unavailable. No S3, no WebDAV stated.","chaining":"DirectAdmin + Apache means you CAN serve HTTP directly from it, which is unusual and useful for a Cloudflare origin. But the 20 TB transfer cap at the 20 TB tier means one full re-sync exhausts the month.","limits":[],"limits_note":"No root access on the shared storage product (\"Shared storage does not include root access\"). 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