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Re: Show HN: I made a no-bullshit image host

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Post by stavros »

octosphere wrote: post #60

What if I need absolute surety my image(s) is not going to be subject to bit rot and not be available in a few years time? What if I do 'multi-posts' and share the same image across 10,000+ bulletin boards? Your bandwidth will run out very quickly if you saw the types of posting that I do (I use automation software to post to 10,000+ boards). And those posts last for decades. I am not sure I can rely on this service…

Yeah, sounds like you need the "contact us" tier. I think your current solution is better for your needs.

Re: Show HN: I made a no-bullshit image host

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Post by StavrosK »

kisna72 wrote: post #84
efnx wrote: post #23

> We have CDNs and Rust and all that fast crap. It's amazing. Where’s the rust? What is it used for? I couldn’t find it on the repo.

yeah spent like 5 mins looking through project trying to figure out where rust is!

Right now it's iron but give it time!

Re: Show HN: I made a no-bullshit image host

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Post by StavrosK »

sdinsn wrote: post #109
stavros wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the feedback! Yes, you have a choice. You can use Imgur, fighting off their user-hostile UI, pay for IMGZ or pay and set up a VPS yourself. For me, the best option was #2, but it didn't exist, so I made it. And yeah, the UI is trash. Buy the big plan so I can afford a designer!

> You can use Imgur, fighting off their user-hostile UI > And yeah, the UI is trash Uh, so what exactly is the argument in favor of your service again?

It's not user-hostile? I mean, I thought that was obvious.

Re: Show HN: I made a no-bullshit image host

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Post by _8j50 »

stavros wrote: post #94
iandanforth wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I do like his "buy a key" approach. He's basically asking for an IMGZ giftcard he can buy without setting up an account. (Not as the primary model of course, just as an additional payment option)

That's like a free child pornography host pass, I'd rather not.

So is btc... You will need to be much more proactive about that. I can easily get a burner phone i cash, register gmail with it, buy btc , buy vpn with btc and upload to your site. There are better ways to manage and police fraud and crime (ML can very easily detect age and human body -- require human review if ML flags it before hosting it). Or better yet ban all nsfw like tumblr

Re: Show HN: I made a no-bullshit image host

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Post by dylz »

StavrosK wrote: post #116
babycake wrote: post #74

Can you walk through how you're managing storage of these photos? I've thought about doing something similar, but VPS like DO have very little HDD space. And Amazon S3 is massively expensive. How are you handling the dollar expense vs storage capacity?

I'm sticking them all in a Postgres database with CloudFlare in front as a caching proxy. Hetzner gives me 3 TB of bandwidth per month, so I expect that to last me a long time. If CloudFlare hates my usage and I get enough users to make $50/mo, I'll buy a dedicated Hetzner server which comes with a 3 Gbit connection, which will hopefully mean that bandwidth still isn't a problem (or just pay CloudFlare).

What plan are these on? I use them and I don't recall either a VM or any dedicated server match those specs (20T, or 1G unmetered, respectively)

Re: Show HN: I made a no-bullshit image host

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Post by StavrosK »

spiralganglion wrote: post #117
stavros wrote: post #91

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Oof, man, tough crowd. There are 3 instances of "shit", 2 of "bullshit", 1 "cheapass" and 1 "fuck" in the public pages. This would qualify as PG if it were a movie. I mean, you like what you like, but how much cussing is "just enough" for you?

Exactly 1 swear feels indie and charming. More than that feels like trying.

Ah, the MPAA way. It's hard to get the "angry owner" tone out with one swear, one swear says "professional but kind of flustered". I don't like gratuitous swearing either, but I think I got it right with the copy there (at least for my aesthetic).

It's been a while since I read all of it at once, though, I wil re-read and adjust, thanks.

Re: Show HN: I made a no-bullshit image host

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Post by _8j50 »

StavrosK wrote: post #83
_8j50 wrote: post #75

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I dislike a lot of things about imgur, you can't even save a gif on mobile. I would rather use an alternative. I might pay if the service meets my needs. But I have to use btc, which many don't realize can cost 4-5x more than what you charge. For example $10 for me means I have to get btc for $50 to avoid using creditcard(they charge many times more to use cash,etc.... Than using creditcard on an exchange which also…

You should buy $100 of BTC or so and keep it for stuff like this, I like paying with it. The experience is pretty good and you own your money.

I do that for other services but it does not change how I have to spend more,which is fine but more is more and I will spend only if it really solves my needs.
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