Show HN: I made a no-bullshit image host

Post by Arnt » Mon, Nov 25, 2019, 1:41 PM UTC

Post by StavrosK » Mon, Nov 25, 2019, 1:51 PM UTC

StavrosK wrote: post #3

Arnt wrote: post #2

Neat. Question: Can I get a tarball or some other dump of customer data? (Well, I can't, not being a customer yet. But if we overlook that detail.)

Your data or all the data? Yours, no. Everyone's, it's crazy enough that it JUST MIGHT WORK

Post by StavrosK » Mon, Nov 25, 2019, 2:31 PM UTC

Arnt wrote: post #5

StavrosK wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Okay now you can get yours too. It's just images.

Yes, mine. Even if I upload from my phone I'd want to back every image up to my NAS, see? I guess I'll sign up next time I would have uploaded to Imgur. Thanks.

Post by StavrosK » Mon, Nov 25, 2019, 3:31 PM UTC

theqult wrote: post #7

I would like to know deeper how much shady are shady alternatives

Post by StavrosK » Mon, Nov 25, 2019, 3:43 PM UTC

t34543 wrote: post #9

StavrosK wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm talking about things like Imgur, which now won't even let you upload images on mobile web (I assume their mobile app does), and instead insists you "make a post" for their reddit-style social network thing. There are some other free alternatives, but they aren't very reliable, and it's generally been a bit frustrating because the elephant in the room is that image hosting doesn't make money unless the user pays.…

Imgur really jumped the shark by doubling down on social features. Image hosting has seen a lot of players come and go. It’s a simple service complicated by business. The Craigslist model comes to mind. Looks the same, works the same, and cheap to run compared to their traffic volumes. https://www.developerfusion.com/media/76730/how-craigslist-w...