diff --git a/app/Jobs/ImageOptimizePipeline/ImageOptimize.php b/app/Jobs/ImageOptimizePipeline/ImageOptimize.php
index 0a4712bf4..6b7fd4885 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/ImageOptimizePipeline/ImageOptimize.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/ImageOptimizePipeline/ImageOptimize.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class ImageOptimize implements ShouldQueue
     {
         $media = $this->media;
         $path = storage_path('app/'.$media->media_path);
-        if (!is_file($path)) {
+        if (!is_file($path) || $media->skip_optimize) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Jobs/ImageOptimizePipeline/ImageResize.php b/app/Jobs/ImageOptimizePipeline/ImageResize.php
index 1f981ced4..15183c2e1 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/ImageOptimizePipeline/ImageResize.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/ImageOptimizePipeline/ImageResize.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class ImageResize implements ShouldQueue
             return;
         }
         $path = storage_path('app/'.$media->media_path);
-        if (!is_file($path)) {
+        if (!is_file($path) || $media->skip_optimize) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Jobs/ImageOptimizePipeline/ImageUpdate.php b/app/Jobs/ImageOptimizePipeline/ImageUpdate.php
index bcdf11c28..747820b38 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/ImageOptimizePipeline/ImageUpdate.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/ImageOptimizePipeline/ImageUpdate.php
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
 use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
 use ImageOptimizer;
 use Illuminate\Http\File;
+use App\Services\MediaPathService;
+use App\Services\MediaStorageService;
 
 class ImageUpdate implements ShouldQueue
 {
@@ -60,7 +62,9 @@ class ImageUpdate implements ShouldQueue
 
         if (in_array($media->mime, $this->protectedMimes) == true) {
             ImageOptimizer::optimize($thumb);
-            ImageOptimizer::optimize($path);
+            if(!$media->skip_optimize) {
+                ImageOptimizer::optimize($path);
+            }
         }
 
         if (!is_file($path) || !is_file($thumb)) {
@@ -73,19 +77,6 @@ class ImageUpdate implements ShouldQueue
         $media->size = $total;
         $media->save();
 
-        if(config('pixelfed.cloud_storage') == true) {
-            $p = explode('/', $media->media_path);
-            $monthHash = $p[2];
-            $userHash = $p[3];
-            $storagePath = "public/m/{$monthHash}/{$userHash}";
-            $file = Storage::disk(config('filesystems.cloud'))->putFile($storagePath, new File($path), 'public');
-            $url = Storage::disk(config('filesystems.cloud'))->url($file);
-            $thumbFile = Storage::disk(config('filesystems.cloud'))->putFile($storagePath, new File($thumb), 'public');
-            $thumbUrl = Storage::disk(config('filesystems.cloud'))->url($thumbFile);
-            $media->thumbnail_url = $thumbUrl;
-            $media->cdn_url = $url;
-            $media->optimized_url = $url;
-            $media->save();
-        }
+        MediaStorageService::store($media);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Services/MediaStorageService.php b/app/Services/MediaStorageService.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6a1d843f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/MediaStorageService.php
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Services;
+
+use App\Util\ActivityPub\Helpers;
+use Illuminate\Http\File;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redis;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use App\Media;
+use App\Profile;
+use App\User;
+
+class MediaStorageService {
+
+	public static function store(Media $media)
+	{
+		if(config('pixelfed.cloud_storage') == true) {
+			(new self())->cloudStore($media);
+		}
+
+		return;
+	}
+
+	protected function cloudStore($media)
+	{
+		if($media->remote_media == true) {
+			(new self())->remoteToCloud($media);
+		} else {
+			(new self())->localToCloud($media);
+		}
+	}
+
+	protected function localToCloud($media)
+	{
+		$path = storage_path('app/'.$media->media_path);
+        $thumb = storage_path('app/'.$media->thumbnail_path);
+
+		$p = explode('/', $media->media_path);
+		$name = array_pop($p);
+		$pt = explode('/', $media->thumbnail_path);
+		$thumbname = array_pop($pt);
+		$storagePath = implode('/', $p);
+		
+		$disk = Storage::disk(config('filesystems.cloud'));
+		$file = $disk->putFileAs($storagePath, new File($path), $name, 'public');
+		$url = $disk->url($file);
+		$thumbFile = $disk->putFileAs($storagePath, new File($thumb), $thumbname, 'public');
+		$thumbUrl = $disk->url($thumbFile);
+		$media->thumbnail_url = $thumbUrl;
+		$media->cdn_url = $url;
+		$media->optimized_url = $url;
+		$media->save();
+		if($media->status_id) {
+			Cache::forget('status:transformer:media:attachments:' . $media->status_id);
+		}
+	}
+
+	protected function remoteToCloud($media)
+	{
+		// todo
+	}
+}
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