diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/common/__tests__/define-config.spec.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/common/__tests__/define-config.spec.ts
index 2ceacf2f94..a1be108eb9 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/common/__tests__/define-config.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/common/__tests__/define-config.spec.ts
@@ -958,4 +958,188 @@ describe("defineConfig", function () {
       }
     `)
   })
+
+  it("should include cloud-based modules when in cloud execution context", function () {
+    const originalEnv = { ...process.env }
+
+    process.env.EXECUTION_CONTEXT = "medusa-cloud"
+    process.env.REDIS_URL = "redis://localhost:6379"
+    process.env.S3_FILE_URL = "https://s3.amazonaws.com/medusa-cloud-test"
+    process.env.S3_PREFIX = "test"
+    process.env.S3_REGION = "us-east-1"
+    process.env.S3_BUCKET = "medusa-cloud-test"
+    process.env.S3_ENDPOINT = "https://s3.amazonaws.com"
+    const res = defineConfig({})
+
+    process.env = { ...originalEnv }
+
+    expect(res).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      {
+        "admin": {
+          "backendUrl": "/",
+          "path": "/app",
+        },
+        "featureFlags": {},
+        "modules": {
+          "api_key": {
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/api-key",
+          },
+          "auth": {
+            "options": {
+              "providers": [
+                {
+                  "id": "emailpass",
+                  "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/auth-emailpass",
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/auth",
+          },
+          "cache": {
+            "options": {
+              "redisUrl": "redis://localhost:6379",
+            },
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/cache-redis",
+          },
+          "cart": {
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/cart",
+          },
+          "currency": {
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/currency",
+          },
+          "customer": {
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/customer",
+          },
+          "event_bus": {
+            "options": {
+              "redisUrl": "redis://localhost:6379",
+            },
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/event-bus-redis",
+          },
+          "file": {
+            "options": {
+              "providers": [
+                {
+                  "id": "s3",
+                  "options": {
+                    "authentication_method": "s3-iam-role",
+                    "bucket": "medusa-cloud-test",
+                    "endpoint": "https://s3.amazonaws.com",
+                    "file_url": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/medusa-cloud-test",
+                    "prefix": "test",
+                    "region": "us-east-1",
+                  },
+                  "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/file-s3",
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/file",
+          },
+          "fulfillment": {
+            "options": {
+              "providers": [
+                {
+                  "id": "manual",
+                  "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/fulfillment-manual",
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/fulfillment",
+          },
+          "inventory": {
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/inventory",
+          },
+          "locking": {
+            "options": {
+              "redisUrl": "redis://localhost:6379",
+            },
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/locking-redis",
+          },
+          "notification": {
+            "options": {
+              "providers": [
+                {
+                  "id": "local",
+                  "options": {
+                    "channels": [
+                      "feed",
+                    ],
+                    "name": "Local Notification Provider",
+                  },
+                  "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/notification-local",
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/notification",
+          },
+          "order": {
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/order",
+          },
+          "payment": {
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/payment",
+          },
+          "pricing": {
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/pricing",
+          },
+          "product": {
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/product",
+          },
+          "promotion": {
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/promotion",
+          },
+          "region": {
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/region",
+          },
+          "sales_channel": {
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/sales-channel",
+          },
+          "stock_location": {
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/stock-location",
+          },
+          "store": {
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/store",
+          },
+          "tax": {
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/tax",
+          },
+          "user": {
+            "options": {
+              "jwt_secret": "supersecret",
+            },
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/user",
+          },
+          "workflows": {
+            "options": {
+              "redis": {
+                "url": "redis://localhost:6379",
+              },
+            },
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/workflow-engine-redis",
+          },
+        },
+        "plugins": [],
+        "projectConfig": {
+          "databaseUrl": "postgres://localhost/medusa-starter-default",
+          "http": {
+            "adminCors": "http://localhost:7000,http://localhost:7001,http://localhost:5173",
+            "authCors": "http://localhost:7000,http://localhost:7001,http://localhost:5173",
+            "cookieSecret": "supersecret",
+            "jwtSecret": "supersecret",
+            "restrictedFields": {
+              "store": [
+                ${DEFAULT_STORE_RESTRICTED_FIELDS.map((v) => `"${v}"`).join(
+                  ",\n                "
+                )},
+              ],
+            },
+            "storeCors": "http://localhost:8000",
+          },
+          "redisOptions": {
+            "retryStrategy": [Function],
+          },
+          "redisUrl": "redis://localhost:6379",
+        },
+      }
+    `)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/common/define-config.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/common/define-config.ts
index 117f262f0a..92d8f2ecc3 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/common/define-config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/common/define-config.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ import {
   MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES,
   Modules,
   REVERSED_MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES,
+  TEMPORARY_REDIS_MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES,
 } from "../modules-sdk"
 import { isObject } from "./is-object"
 import { isString } from "./is-string"
 import { normalizeImportPathWithSource } from "./normalize-import-path-with-source"
 import { resolveExports } from "./resolve-exports"
 
+const MEDUSA_CLOUD_EXECUTION_CONTEXT = "medusa-cloud"
 const DEFAULT_SECRET = "supersecret"
 const DEFAULT_ADMIN_URL = "/"
 const DEFAULT_STORE_CORS = "http://localhost:8000"
@@ -39,71 +41,19 @@ export const DEFAULT_STORE_RESTRICTED_FIELDS = [
  * to override configuration as needed.
  */
 export function defineConfig(config: InputConfig = {}): ConfigModule {
-  const { http, redisOptions, ...restOfProjectConfig } =
-    config.projectConfig || {}
-
-  /**
-   * The defaults to use for the project config. They are shallow merged
-   * with the user defined config. However,
-   */
-  const projectConfig: ConfigModule["projectConfig"] = {
-    databaseUrl: process.env.DATABASE_URL || DEFAULT_DATABASE_URL,
-    http: {
-      storeCors: process.env.STORE_CORS || DEFAULT_STORE_CORS,
-      adminCors: process.env.ADMIN_CORS || DEFAULT_ADMIN_CORS,
-      authCors: process.env.AUTH_CORS || DEFAULT_ADMIN_CORS,
-      jwtSecret: process.env.JWT_SECRET || DEFAULT_SECRET,
-      cookieSecret: process.env.COOKIE_SECRET || DEFAULT_SECRET,
-      restrictedFields: {
-        store: DEFAULT_STORE_RESTRICTED_FIELDS,
-      },
-      ...http,
-    },
-    redisOptions: {
-      retryStrategy(retries) {
-        /**
-         * Exponentially increase delay with every retry
-         * attempt. Max to 4s
-         */
-        const delay = Math.min(Math.pow(2, retries) * 50, 4000)
-
-        /**
-         * Add a random jitter to not choke the server when multiple
-         * clients are retrying at the same time
-         */
-        const jitter = Math.floor(Math.random() * 200)
-        return delay + jitter
-      },
-      ...redisOptions,
-    },
-    ...restOfProjectConfig,
+  const options = {
+    isCloud: process.env.EXECUTION_CONTEXT === MEDUSA_CLOUD_EXECUTION_CONTEXT,
   }
 
-  /**
-   * The defaults to use for the admin config.  They are shallow merged
-   * with the user defined config
-   */
-  const admin: ConfigModule["admin"] = {
-    backendUrl: process.env.MEDUSA_BACKEND_URL || DEFAULT_ADMIN_URL,
-    path: "/app",
-    ...config.admin,
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * The defaults to use for the feature flags config. They are shallow merged
-   * with the user defined config
-   */
-  const featureFlags: ConfigModule["featureFlags"] = {
-    ...config.featureFlags,
-  }
-
-  const modules = resolveModules(config.modules)
+  const projectConfig = normalizeProjectConfig(config.projectConfig, options)
+  const adminConfig = normalizeAdminConfig(config.admin)
+  const modules = resolveModules(config.modules, options)
 
   return {
     projectConfig,
-    featureFlags,
+    featureFlags: (config.featureFlags ?? {}) as ConfigModule["featureFlags"],
     plugins: config.plugins || [],
-    admin,
+    admin: adminConfig,
     modules: modules,
   }
 }
@@ -180,18 +130,10 @@ export function transformModules(
  * @param configModules
  */
 function resolveModules(
-  configModules: InputConfig["modules"]
+  configModules: InputConfig["modules"],
+  { isCloud }: { isCloud: boolean }
 ): Exclude<ConfigModule["modules"], undefined> {
-  /**
-   * The default set of modules to always use. The end user can swap
-   * the modules by providing an alternate implementation via their
-   * config. But they can never remove a module from this list.
-   */
-  const modules: InputConfig["modules"] = [
-    { resolve: MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.CACHE] },
-    { resolve: MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.EVENT_BUS] },
-    { resolve: MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.WORKFLOW_ENGINE] },
-    { resolve: MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.LOCKING] },
+  const sharedModules = [
     { resolve: MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.STOCK_LOCATION] },
     { resolve: MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.INVENTORY] },
     { resolve: MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.PRODUCT] },
@@ -226,17 +168,6 @@ function resolveModules(
         jwt_secret: process.env.JWT_SECRET ?? DEFAULT_SECRET,
       },
     },
-    {
-      resolve: MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.FILE],
-      options: {
-        providers: [
-          {
-            resolve: "@medusajs/medusa/file-local",
-            id: "local",
-          },
-        ],
-      },
-    },
     {
       resolve: MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.FULFILLMENT],
       options: {
@@ -265,6 +196,77 @@ function resolveModules(
     },
   ]
 
+  const defaultModules = [
+    ...sharedModules,
+    { resolve: MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.CACHE] },
+    { resolve: MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.EVENT_BUS] },
+    { resolve: MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.WORKFLOW_ENGINE] },
+    { resolve: MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.LOCKING] },
+
+    {
+      resolve: MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.FILE],
+      options: {
+        providers: [
+          {
+            resolve: "@medusajs/medusa/file-local",
+            id: "local",
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    },
+  ]
+
+  const cloudModules = [
+    ...sharedModules,
+    {
+      resolve: TEMPORARY_REDIS_MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.WORKFLOW_ENGINE],
+      options: {
+        redis: { url: process.env.REDIS_URL },
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      resolve: TEMPORARY_REDIS_MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.CACHE],
+      options: { redisUrl: process.env.REDIS_URL },
+    },
+    {
+      resolve: TEMPORARY_REDIS_MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.EVENT_BUS],
+      options: { redisUrl: process.env.REDIS_URL },
+    },
+    {
+      resolve: TEMPORARY_REDIS_MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.LOCKING],
+      options: { redisUrl: process.env.REDIS_URL },
+    },
+
+    {
+      resolve: MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.FILE],
+      options: {
+        providers: [
+          {
+            id: "s3",
+            resolve: "@medusajs/medusa/file-s3",
+            options: {
+              authentication_method: "s3-iam-role",
+              file_url: process.env.S3_FILE_URL,
+              prefix: process.env.S3_PREFIX,
+              region: process.env.S3_REGION,
+              bucket: process.env.S3_BUCKET,
+              endpoint: process.env.S3_ENDPOINT,
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    },
+  ]
+
+  /**
+   * The default set of modules to always use. The end user can swap
+   * the modules by providing an alternate implementation via their
+   * config. But they can never remove a module from this list.
+   */
+  const modules: InputConfig["modules"] = isCloud
+    ? cloudModules
+    : defaultModules
+
   /**
    * Backward compatibility for the old way of defining modules (object vs array)
    */
@@ -293,3 +295,62 @@ function resolveModules(
 
   return transformModules(modules)
 }
+
+function normalizeProjectConfig(
+  projectConfig: InputConfig["projectConfig"],
+  { isCloud }: { isCloud: boolean }
+): ConfigModule["projectConfig"] {
+  const { http, redisOptions, ...restOfProjectConfig } = projectConfig || {}
+
+  /**
+   * The defaults to use for the project config. They are shallow merged
+   * with the user defined config.
+   */
+  return {
+    ...(isCloud ? { redisUrl: process.env.REDIS_URL } : {}),
+    databaseUrl: process.env.DATABASE_URL || DEFAULT_DATABASE_URL,
+    http: {
+      storeCors: process.env.STORE_CORS || DEFAULT_STORE_CORS,
+      adminCors: process.env.ADMIN_CORS || DEFAULT_ADMIN_CORS,
+      authCors: process.env.AUTH_CORS || DEFAULT_ADMIN_CORS,
+      jwtSecret: process.env.JWT_SECRET || DEFAULT_SECRET,
+      cookieSecret: process.env.COOKIE_SECRET || DEFAULT_SECRET,
+      restrictedFields: {
+        store: DEFAULT_STORE_RESTRICTED_FIELDS,
+      },
+      ...http,
+    },
+    redisOptions: {
+      retryStrategy(retries) {
+        /**
+         * Exponentially increase delay with every retry
+         * attempt. Max to 4s
+         */
+        const delay = Math.min(Math.pow(2, retries) * 50, 4000)
+
+        /**
+         * Add a random jitter to not choke the server when multiple
+         * clients are retrying at the same time
+         */
+        const jitter = Math.floor(Math.random() * 200)
+        return delay + jitter
+      },
+      ...redisOptions,
+    },
+    ...restOfProjectConfig,
+  }
+}
+
+function normalizeAdminConfig(
+  adminConfig: InputConfig["admin"]
+): ConfigModule["admin"] {
+  /**
+   * The defaults to use for the admin config.  They are shallow merged
+   * with the user defined config
+   */
+  return {
+    backendUrl: process.env.MEDUSA_BACKEND_URL || DEFAULT_ADMIN_URL,
+    path: "/app",
+    ...adminConfig,
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/definition.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/definition.ts
index 300f9e0009..a364b489df 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/definition.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/definition.ts
@@ -64,11 +64,25 @@ export const REVERSED_MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES = Object.entries(
 }, {})
 
 // TODO: temporary fix until the event bus, cache and workflow engine are migrated to use providers and therefore only a single resolution will be good
-REVERSED_MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES["@medusajs/medusa/event-bus-redis"] =
-  Modules.EVENT_BUS
-REVERSED_MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES["@medusajs/medusa/cache-redis"] = Modules.CACHE
-REVERSED_MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES["@medusajs/medusa/workflow-engine-redis"] =
-  Modules.WORKFLOW_ENGINE
+export const TEMPORARY_REDIS_MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES = {
+  [Modules.EVENT_BUS]: "@medusajs/medusa/event-bus-redis",
+  [Modules.CACHE]: "@medusajs/medusa/cache-redis",
+  [Modules.WORKFLOW_ENGINE]: "@medusajs/medusa/workflow-engine-redis",
+  [Modules.LOCKING]: "@medusajs/medusa/locking-redis",
+}
+
+REVERSED_MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[
+  TEMPORARY_REDIS_MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.EVENT_BUS]
+] = Modules.EVENT_BUS
+REVERSED_MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[
+  TEMPORARY_REDIS_MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.CACHE]
+] = Modules.CACHE
+REVERSED_MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[
+  TEMPORARY_REDIS_MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.WORKFLOW_ENGINE]
+] = Modules.WORKFLOW_ENGINE
+REVERSED_MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[
+  TEMPORARY_REDIS_MODULE_PACKAGE_NAMES[Modules.LOCKING]
+] = Modules.LOCKING
 
 /**
  * Making modules be referenced as a type as well.