# Avatars take a long time to load after moving to S3-compatible R2

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-take-a-long-time-to-load-after-moving-to-s3-compatible-r2/405827
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** s3
**Created:** [June 22, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-take-a-long-time-to-load-after-moving-to-s3-compatible-r2/405827 "2026-06-22T14:49:05Z")
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### Author: ![David\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@David\_Ghost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_Ghost)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-take-a-long-time-to-load-after-moving-to-s3-compatible-r2/405827/10 "2026-07-02T15:13:37Z")

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I’ve finished further testing and can confirm the issue is not related to R2. The same behavior (slow-loading avatars on posts and when clicking on a username) persists even with a properly configured AWS S3. It is also not a firewall issue, as “ufw status” confirms that the firewall is currently disabled. I plan to conduct more tests this weekend in a staging environment, where I can keep the forum running for longer periods and take it offline if necessary without any issues.

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