Core concept

Config on source bucket: destination bucket + IAM role. Replicates new objects (existing needs Batch Replication).

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How it works

Not synchronous. Typical latency: seconds to minutes. Metadata (tags, ACL) replicated. Storage class configurable.

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Trade-offs + gotchas

DR (CRR to different region). Compliance (data locality). Latency (replicate to user regions). Backup account (write-only replication).