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description: Optimize and transform remote images stored outside of Cloudflare Images.
title: Remote images (transformations)
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# Remote images (transformations)

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* [Overview](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/images/optimization/transformations/overview/)
* [Define source origins](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/images/optimization/transformations/sources/)
* [Create transformation flows](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/images/optimization/transformations/flows/)
* [Transform via fetch](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/images/optimization/transformations/transform-via-workers/)
* [Control origin access](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/images/optimization/transformations/control-origin-access/)
* [Draw overlays and watermarks](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/images/optimization/transformations/draw-overlays/)
* [Integrate with frameworks](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/images/optimization/transformations/integrate-with-frameworks/)
* [Set up rewrite rules](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/images/optimization/transformations/rewrite-rules/)
* [Preserve Content Credentials](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/images/optimization/transformations/preserve-content-credentials/)

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