{"id":"cd6c0466-5cb4-4b72-8988-15f730a810b4","task":"Connect an imgix Source to an existing web-hosted asset folder versus an S3 (or S3-compatible) bucket, and decide which source type fits an existing storage layout","domain":"docs.imgix.com","steps":["In the imgix dashboard, create a new Source and choose the storage type: Web Folder (proxies an existing publicly reachable web origin) or Amazon S3 / S3-compatible (connects directly to a bucket)","For a Web Folder Source, supply the Base URL of the existing public asset folder and choose a unique imgix subdomain; add custom authorization headers if the origin requires them","For an S3 or S3-compatible Source (S3, Cloudflare R2, Wasabi, DigitalOcean Spaces, etc.), supply the access key ID, secret access key, bucket name, and optional path prefix, using credentials scoped to read/list-only via a dedicated IAM identity","Assign each Source its own imgix subdomain so multiple storage backends can be served from a single imgix account without path collisions","Test asset delivery through the new Source's subdomain before cutting over production traffic from the old origin"],"gotchas":["Web Folder Sources depend on the origin website staying publicly reachable and performant — imgix fetches on demand rather than owning the storage","S3-compatible Sources only need Read and List permissions; granting broader IAM permissions is unnecessary risk exposure","Migrating from a Web Folder Source to an S3-compatible Source (or vice versa) changes the Source subdomain/config and generally requires re-pointing existing image URLs, per imgix's own S3-compatible migration guidance"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T19:36:37.564Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"file-sample","at":"2026-07-09T19:36:37.564Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/cd6c0466-5cb4-4b72-8988-15f730a810b4"}