Set up video reference storage

Create an R2 bucket

1. In the English Cloudflare dashboard, open Storage & databases → R2 Object Storage. This opens the bucket list directly. On first use, activate R2 and review billing; storage charges are separate from Orqra and model fees.

   

2. Choose Create bucket. Enter orqra-video-inputs in Bucket name, leave Location set to Automatic, then choose Standard under Default Storage Class.

   

3. Choose Create bucket and confirm that orqra-video-inputs appears in the bucket list. Keep it private; there is no need to enable r2.dev public access or add a custom domain.

• Open R2 dashboard
• Cloudflare activation guide
• Official bucket creation steps

Enter the basic settings

1. On the R2 Object Storage overview page, find the S3 API row in Account Details and choose the copy icon on its right.

   Example Endpoint: https://example-account-id.r2.cloudflarestorage.com. This uses an example account and contains no bucket name. Use the original address copied from your own account.

   

2. In Orqra Desktop, open Settings → Data & Storage → HTTPS Media Storage. Paste the copied address unchanged into Endpoint and enter the name of the bucket you created separately in Bucket. Keep the other R2 defaults as shown below. Leave Access Key ID and Secret Access Key empty for now. Keep this settings page open so you can add the credentials and save everything together.

   Basic settings reference

   Field in Orqra	What to enter / where to find it
   Endpoint	Copy the address from the S3 API row in Account Details and paste it unchanged into Endpoint. Do not use a dashboard URL or a public r2.dev address.
   Region	auto
   Bucket	Enter the name of the bucket you created separately, for example orqra-video-inputs. Do not append it to Endpoint.
   Temporary Object Prefix	orqra-transient/ — must match the Prefix in the automatic deletion rule you will set up later.
   Session Token	Leave empty for a fresh setup with the regular R2 credentials in this guide.
   Signed URL Lifetime (seconds)	21600 (6 hours): the download link lifetime, not the file deletion time.
   Use Path-Style URLs	Leave enabled.

• Official S3 setup guide

Create access credentials

1. On the R2 Object Storage page, find Account Details and choose Manage API Tokens.

   

2. In the User API Tokens section, choose Create User API token.

   

3. In the Create User API Token form, enter orqra-video-inputs in Token name. Under Permissions, select Object Read & Write.

   Under Specify bucket(s), select Apply to specific buckets only and choose orqra-video-inputs, the same bucket you created above.

   TTL defaults to Forever; use this control to choose a different credential lifetime if needed. Under Client IP Address Filtering, leave both Include and Exclude empty unless you need an IP restriction.

   

4. At the bottom of the form, choose Create User API Token. The Secret Access Key on the result page is shown only once. Keep this result page open and continue straight to the next section to enter the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key in Orqra and save them. Close the result page only after Orqra confirms the save. These are the two S3 credentials Orqra needs; do not use the API Token value or an OpenRouter API Key.

• Get R2 credentials

Add the credentials and save

1. Return to the Orqra settings page you left open. Keep the basic values already entered and add only the two credentials below.

   Credential settings reference

   Field in Orqra	What to enter / where to find it
   Access Key ID	Copy Access Key ID from the Cloudflare result page you just opened and paste it here.
   Secret Access Key	Copy Secret Access Key from that same Cloudflare result page and paste it here. It is shown only once; enter it only in Orqra Desktop.

   

2. Choose Save Configuration and wait for “HTTPS media storage configuration saved.” before closing the Cloudflare result page. Pasting the credentials alone does not save the configuration. Saving does not upload files.

Set up automatic deletion

1. Open orqra-video-inputs → Settings → Object Lifecycle Rules, then choose Add.

2. Fill in the form using the table below, turn on Object lifecycle rule is enabled, and choose Save changes.

   Lifecycle rule settings

   Field in Cloudflare	What to enter or select
   Rule name	delete-orqra-transient. This identifies the rule; it is not the object prefix.
   Apply to objects with the following prefix (optional):	orqra-transient/. Do not leave this field empty; it must match the Temporary Object Prefix in Orqra.
   Delete uploaded objects after:	Select this option, enter 1, and select Days.
   Object lifecycle rule is enabled	Turn this switch on, then choose Save changes.

   

3. Check all four columns in the saved rule list: Rule Name is delete-orqra-transient, Prefix is orqra-transient/, Actions says Delete objects after 1 day(s), and Status is Enabled. Cloudflare deletes objects in the background, so deletion may occur later. The default rule for aborting incomplete multipart uploads after 7 days does not replace this rule.

   

• Configure automatic deletion

Test and return to the video node

1. After saving the configuration and setting up the automatic deletion rule, return to Orqra and choose Test HTTPS Input. Orqra uploads, downloads, verifies, and deletes a tiny probe object. This may incur a small storage request charge; it does not call OpenRouter or create a video job.

2. Wait for “HTTPS upload and download test succeeded.” If an error appears, use the checks below and test again. A successful storage test does not guarantee every later fetch by the model provider.

   

3. Return to the canvas yourself, select the images in your video node, and choose Run when ready. Saving or testing storage does not start generation.

Fix storage test errors