How to Optimize Next.js 15 Images by 40% with Next/Image and Cloudflare R2 for 100k Users For applications serving 100k+ monthly active users, unoptimized images account for up to 60% of total page weight, leading to slow load times, high bounce rates, and inflated bandwidth costs. Next.js 15’s revamped next/image component paired with Cloudflare R2’s edge-first object storage delivers a 40% reduction in image payload size, sub-second load times globally, and zero egress fees for scaling. Prerequisites Next.js 15+ project initialized with create-next-app Cloudflare account with an active R2 bucket (free tier includes 10GB storage and 1M Class A operations) Wrangler CLI installed globally: npm install -g wrangler Node.js 18.17+ or later Step 1: Configure Cloudflare R2 for Image Storage Cloudflare R2 offers S3-compatible APIs with no egress fees, making it ideal for serving high-traffic image workloads.…