diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/lib.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/lib.rs
index 859f270e87..e0608ab9bd 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ pub mod transfer;
 pub mod types;
 pub mod update;
 
-pub const GITHUB_PROXIES: &[&str] = &["https://update.hwdns.net/", "https://gh-proxy.org/", ""];
+pub const R2_CDN_BASE: &str = "https://dl.dbxio.com/";
+
+pub const GITHUB_PROXIES: &[&str] = &["https://gh-proxy.org/", ""];
 
 pub async fn race_github_proxies(
     client: &reqwest::Client,
@@ -57,3 +59,53 @@ pub async fn race_github_proxies(
         Err(last_err) => Err(last_err),
     }
 }
+
+pub async fn race_download(
+    client: &reqwest::Client,
+    github_url: &str,
+    r2_path: &str,
+    user_agent: &str,
+) -> Result<reqwest::Response, String> {
+    use futures::future::select_ok;
+    use std::pin::Pin;
+
+    let mut futs: Vec<Pin<Box<dyn std::future::Future<Output = Result<reqwest::Response, String>> + Send>>> =
+        Vec::with_capacity(GITHUB_PROXIES.len() + 1);
+
+    // R2 CDN source
+    {
+        let url = format!("{R2_CDN_BASE}{r2_path}");
+        let client = client.clone();
+        let ua = user_agent.to_string();
+        futs.push(Box::pin(async move {
+            client
+                .get(&url)
+                .header(reqwest::header::USER_AGENT, ua)
+                .send()
+                .await
+                .and_then(|r| r.error_for_status())
+                .map_err(|e| format!("{e}"))
+        }));
+    }
+
+    // GitHub proxies + direct
+    for proxy in GITHUB_PROXIES {
+        let url = format!("{proxy}{github_url}");
+        let client = client.clone();
+        let ua = user_agent.to_string();
+        futs.push(Box::pin(async move {
+            client
+                .get(&url)
+                .header(reqwest::header::USER_AGENT, ua)
+                .send()
+                .await
+                .and_then(|r| r.error_for_status())
+                .map_err(|e| format!("{e}"))
+        }) as Pin<Box<dyn std::future::Future<Output = Result<reqwest::Response, String>> + Send>>);
+    }
+
+    match select_ok(futs).await {
+        Ok((resp, _)) => Ok(resp),
+        Err(last_err) => Err(last_err),
+    }
+}