Introducing first Publisher & S3-Compatible Decentralized Storage Solution on Walrus
The future of cloud storage has arrived. Today, we are thrilled to announce the official launch of the first Walrus Publisher and S3-compatible storage solution on Nami Cloud. This marks a major milestone in bridging traditional Web2 data storage with cutting-edge Web3 infrastructure. Built on Walrus – Mysten Labs’ decentralized storage network – Nami Cloud’s storage platform combines the familiarity of Amazon S3 APIs with the security, transparency, and resilience of blockchain-based storage. Developers, enterprises, and Web3 users alike can now seamlessly migrate data to a truly decentralized cloud without sacrificing performance or ease of use.
In this launch announcement, we’ll dive into the standout features and benefits of Nami Storage, including its S3-compatible API, lightning-fast acceleration, automated renewal management, built-in encryption, and the powerful Nami Cloud Publisher service for multi-endpoint management and analytics. Read on to see how Nami Cloud is redefining decentralized storage with a solution that is professional, reliable, and simple to adopt.
Seamless S3 Compatibility – Bridging Web2 to Web3 Storage
One of the biggest hurdles for organizations moving from Web2 to Web3 has been compatibility. Nami Cloud eliminates this barrier with a fully S3-compatible API, allowing you to plug into decentralized storage using the same tools and workflows you use with traditional cloud providers. In practice, this means you can migrate data from AWS S3 or other Web2 storage to Nami Cloud with just a few clicks or configuration changes. All standard S3 operations – creating buckets, uploading objects, listing, retrieving data, etc. – are supported out-of-the-box.
Developers can continue using familiar AWS SDKs, CLI commands, or third-party S3 tools, simply pointing them at Nami Cloud’s endpoint. There’s virtually zero friction for integration. For example, you might take an existing backup job or application that writes to S3 and redirect it to https://<your-bucket>.storage.nami.cloud – and just like that, your data is now stored on a decentralized backend with no code rewrite. This one-click migration capability makes Nami Cloud an easy on-ramp to Web3, empowering teams to embrace decentralized infrastructure without re-training or re-architecting their systems.
Beyond convenience, Nami’s S3 compatibility also brings enterprise-grade reliability to Web3. Data is redundantly stored across Walrus’s network of nodes for high durability, much like in a traditional cloud. The big difference is that your data on Nami is fully on-chain verifiable and censorship-resistant – no single company controls it, and availability is maintained even if many nodes fail. In short, Nami Cloud delivers a decentralized Amazon S3 experience: you get the trustlessness and autonomy of Web3 with the polish and dependability of a proven Web2 API.
Lightning-Fast Performance with Nami Acceleration
Decentralized storage traditionally struggled with latency – files could take many seconds to retrieve due to global consensus or peer-to-peer data fetching. Nami Cloud shatters this stereotype with performance acceleration that makes interacting with Walrus storage blazing fast. Through our built-in acceleration service (codenamed Railgun), uploads and downloads that might normally take 5–10 seconds on a decentralized network now complete in just a few hundred milliseconds. This means end-users experience snappy, real-time access to content, comparable to or better than centralized clouds.
How do we achieve this? Nami Cloud leverages a globally distributed edge network of caching servers that work in tandem with Walrus. Frequently accessed data is cached at edge nodes around the world, dramatically reducing latency for reads. When you request a file, Railgun delivers it from the nearest cache or accelerates retrieval from Walrus so that you get a response in sub-second time. For “hot” storage needs – think gaming assets, streaming media, or live data feeds – Nami’s acceleration yields sub-100ms data retrieval speeds. In effect, we bring decentralized storage into the realm of real-time applications.
Developers and enterprises can rely on Nami Cloud for performance-critical workloads without worry. Whether it’s serving a global user base or handling large media files, our network optimizes transfer routes and bandwidth. The result is not just faster downloads, but also quicker uploads and propagation of data across the network. No more waiting on slow IPFS gateways or blockchain confirmations – Nami Cloud makes decentralized storage feel instantaneous. With this launch, Web3 users get Web2 speed, combining the best of both worlds.
Hands-Free Auto Renewal and Cost Optimization
Using decentralized storage shouldn’t require babysitting your data – and with Nami Cloud, it doesn’t. Auto Renewal Management is a core feature of our platform, meaning Nami Cloud automatically manages the on-chain storage renewal process for data stored on Walrus. The Walrus protocol uses a novel model where data availability is tied to storage epochs (time periods after which storage must be renewed to remain available). Rather than forcing users to manually renew or pay to extend storage for each file, Nami Cloud handles it all behind the scenes. Your files stay persistently stored without any manual intervention, configuration, or downtime. This hands-free approach ensures that once you upload data, it remains available on Walrus indefinitely – Nami’s infrastructure will seamlessly renew the storage commitments as needed to prevent any expiration.
In addition to keeping data alive, Nami Cloud is focused on optimizing costs, especially for use cases with lots of small files. We are excited to share that an upcoming update will significantly reduce storage costs for small files on Walrus. Currently, decentralized storage networks often have fixed overhead per file or minimum fees that can make storing many tiny files less efficient. Nami Cloud’s solution (coming soon) will intelligently bundle or manage small objects to minimize those costs, passing the savings to our users. In practical terms, this means whether you’re storing a thousand 1KB files or a handful of large videos, you’ll benefit from a cost-effective storage strategy tailored to the Walrus network’s economics.
Enterprises will appreciate that Nami Cloud continuously monitors and optimizes these aspects – you get predictable, optimized costs without micromanaging anything. Developers can focus on building their application rather than writing scripts to re-upload or pay for renewals. By automating renewals and innovating on cost efficiency, Nami Cloud removes the maintenance burden from decentralized storage. Your data stays online and affordable, 24/7, by default.
Built-in AES Encryption for End-to-End Security
Security is paramount when it comes to storing sensitive data. Nami Cloud’s storage solution comes with built-in encryption features to protect your files both in transit and at rest. All data uploaded can be automatically encrypted using robust AES-256 encryption before being stored on Walrus, with encryption keys managed securely by the Nami platform. This means that even if someone were to access the raw stored data on a storage node, they would only see encrypted gibberish – your actual file contents remain private to you. The encryption and decryption processes are handled seamlessly, so you don’t need to be a cryptography expert to benefit. You simply mark a file or bucket as private, and Nami takes care of encrypting it with a strong key behind the scenes.
On top of encryption at rest, all communication with Nami Cloud endpoints is secured with HTTPS/TLS, ensuring data is encrypted in transit as it moves between your application and the cloud. This end-to-end security model preserves confidentiality every step of the way. It’s an ideal setup for enterprises with compliance requirements or developers building applications that handle personal or confidential data. For example, a healthcare dApp could store patient records via Nami Cloud knowing that each file is encrypted with AES and only authorized parties with the proper keys (managed by Nami’s system or your own integration) can ever read it.
Because the encryption is managed by the platform, you avoid the complexity of handling encryption keys manually (though advanced users can integrate their own key management if desired). In short, Nami Cloud provides enterprise-grade data security by default. Your data’s privacy is guaranteed not just by decentralization, but by strong cryptographic safeguards, giving you and your users peace of mind.
Nami Cloud Publisher Service – Multi-Endpoint Management & Analytics
Along with decentralized object storage, Nami Cloud is launching a powerful Walrus Publisher service to streamline how you interact with the Walrus network. This publisher service acts as your control center for managing storage deployments, providing tools to oversee multiple Walrus endpoints and publisher servers with ease. In Walrus architecture, publisher nodes are responsible for writing data to the network, and there can be different endpoints (e.g. mainnet, testnet, or different geographies) through which your data flows. Nami Cloud’s publisher service lets you manage all these endpoints in one unified interface, so you can orchestrate where and how your data is published without dealing with low-level node operations.
For example, if you operate in multiple environments, you might have one Walrus publisher for testing and another for production – Nami lets you configure and monitor both from the same dashboard. Or, if you require high availability, you could utilize multiple publisher servers in different regions; Nami’s interface will show you the status and activity of each, and allow you to switch or load-balance as needed. This multi-endpoint management capability is particularly useful for enterprises and advanced users who demand flexibility and control over their storage pipeline.
In addition, the publisher service comes with historical upload analytics and monitoring tools built in. You’ll have access to detailed metrics and logs of your storage activity – for instance, tracking how many files you’ve uploaded over time, the volume of data stored, retrieval statistics, and performance metrics for each endpoint. Through intuitive graphs and dashboards, you can analyze usage patterns and spot trends. This helps answer important questions: Which of my applications is uploading the most data? What times of day see peak usage? How is the latency and throughput of my Walrus publishers holding up? Armed with these insights, you can optimize your setup and ensure everything is running smoothly.
The monitoring tools will also alert you to any anomalies or issues, acting as a watchdog for your decentralized storage. Instead of building your own monitoring system or flying blind, you get transparent visibility into your data’s journey on Walrus. This level of insight and control is unprecedented in Web3 storage services, and it reflects Nami Cloud’s commitment to a professional, user-friendly experience. Whether you’re a solo developer or an enterprise DevOps team, the Nami Cloud Publisher service gives you the confidence and oversight you need when deploying data to a decentralized network.
Get Started with Nami Storage on Walrus – Available Now
The launch of Nami Cloud’s Walrus-powered S3 storage solution opens a new chapter for cloud infrastructure. For developers, it means you can build dApps with decentralized storage that’s as easy to use as plugging into AWS S3, all while offering your users the guarantees of decentralization. For enterprises, it means you can break free from traditional cloud lock-in and embrace data sovereignty, without compromising on performance, reliability, or support. And for Web3 users and communities, it means the apps you use can truly own their data on-chain, with verifiability and permanence, ushering in a more open and trustless web.
Nami Cloud is proud to be a pioneer in this space – the first to offer a Walrus Publisher integrated with an S3-compatible cloud service – and we’re even more excited about what you will build with it. The platform is live and ready for your data. Getting started is simple: head over to our website (nami.cloud) to create an account, or check out our developer documentation at docs.nami.cloud for guides, API references, and SDK examples. With a few minutes of setup, you can start uploading to Nami Storage and take advantage of all the features described above.
This launch is just the beginning. In the coming weeks and months, we’ll continue to enhance the service – from the small file cost optimizations to new features inspired by your feedback. Nami Cloud’s mission is to make decentralized cloud infrastructure accessible and powerful for everyone. Today’s release is a major step toward that vision. We invite you to join us on this journey and experience Web3 storage without the compromises.
Explore Nami Cloud’s Walrus Storage today and be part of the decentralized future of cloud computing. Your data will thank you – and so will your users. Here’s to a new era of fast, secure, and frictionless decentralized storage!