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title: Use Cloudflare R2 as a Zero Trust log destination · Cloudflare Zero Trust docs
description: This tutorial covers how to build a Cloudflare R2 bucket to store logs, and how to connect the bucket to the Zero Trust Logpush service to store logs persistently and export them into other tools.
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Note

Only available on Zero Trust Enterprise plans.

This tutorial covers how to build a [Cloudflare R2 bucket](https://developers.cloudflare.com/r2/buckets/) to store logs, and how to connect the bucket to the Zero Trust [Logpush service](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/insights/logs/logpush/) to store logs persistently and export them into other tools.

## Before you begin

* Ensure Cloudflare R2 and the Zero Trust Logpush integration are included in your plan. For more information, contact your account team.

## Create a Cloudflare R2 bucket

1. Log in to the [Cloudflare dashboard](https://dash.cloudflare.com/) and select your account.
2. Go to **R2** > **Overview**. Select **Create bucket**.
3. Enter an identifiable name for the bucket, then select **Create bucket**.

## Create an R2 API token

1. Return to **R2**, then select **Manage R2 API tokens**.
2. Select **Create API token**.
3. In **Permissions**, select **Object Read & Write**.
4. In **Specify bucket(s)**, choose *Apply to specific buckets only*. Select the bucket you created.
5. Configure other token settings to your preferences.
6. Select **Create API Token**.
7. Copy the **Access Key ID**, **Secret Access Key**, and endpoint URL values. You will not be able to access these values again.
8. Select **Finish**.

## Connect a Zero Trust Logpush job

1. In [Zero Trust](https://one.dash.cloudflare.com/), go to **Logs** > **Logpush**.
2. Select **Connect a service**.
3. Choose which data sets and fields you want to send to your bucket. Select **Next**.
4. Select **S3 Compatible**.
5. In **S3 Compatible Bucket Path**, enter the name of your bucket.
6. In **Bucket region**, enter `auto`.
7. Enter the values for **Access Key ID**, **Secret Access Key**, and **Endpoint URL** in their corresponding fields.
8. Select **Push**. If prompted, you do not need to prove ownership with a token challenge.

The Logpush job will send the selected Zero Trust logs to your R2 bucket.
