# Object storage migrations with Laravel's read-through filesystem

DevFeed: [Object storage migrations with Laravel's read-through filesystem](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/object-storage-migrations-with-laravel-s-read-through-filesystem-3885.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://laravel.com/blog/object-storage-migrations-with-laravels-read-through-filesystem>)

Author: Aaron Francis

Published: 2026-08-18T15:26:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Laravel Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/laravel-blog.md>)

Topics: [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/migration.md>), [Amazon S3](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/amazon-s3.md>)

Tags: [applications](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/applications.md>), [laravel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/laravel.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migration.md>), [operations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/operations.md>), [promotion](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/promotion.md>), [s3](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/s3.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>)

## AI overview

Laravel 13 introduces a read-through filesystem driver for migrating object storage without interrupting application reads. New writes go to the destination disk, while missing legacy files are read from a fallback disk and can be promoted to the primary disk.

## Source excerpt

Migrate from S3 to R2 without downtime using Laravel 13's read-through filesystem driver. New writes land on the destination, legacy reads promote on access.