Run AI workloads on any cloud, store on Hugging Face: zero-egress storage with SkyPilot
Mar 2, 2026
Summary
This post details the integration of SkyPilot with Hugging Face's storage capabilities to enable zero-egress storage for AI workloads. It explains how users can run AI tasks on any cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure) and store their data on Hugging Face's infrastructure without incurring data egress fees. The technical implementation involves configuring SkyPilot to use Hugging Face as a remote storage backend, abstracting the underlying cloud storage and networking complexities. This allows for cost-effective data management for distributed AI training and inference.