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

#191

Post by rsp1984 » Mon, Nov 25, 2019, 7:11 PM UTC

StavrosK wrote: post #98

rsp1984 wrote: post #92

What does the 1GB / 50 GB / 500 GB mean? Is that referring to storage capacity or bandwidth? What if I use IMGZ to offload all the bandwidth-guzzling high-res images of my highly frequented website? Will IMGZ just serve up the image given a URL or also some stuff around it? What if I have other large files that I'd like to offload. Just change the extension to PNG and I can host this on IMGZ?

I will refer you to the FAQ: https://imgz.org/help/faq/

Thanks. That answers the bandwidth question. How about the other two?

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

#192

Post by xur17 » Mon, Nov 25, 2019, 7:35 PM UTC

pjc50 wrote: post #188

xur17 wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> If you're paying for something, the concept of an "account" has to exist in order to record the payment against. If you're paying for something, that generally transfers a chunk of personal information for anti-fraud purposes. Given that, an email is not a huge ask, and is very useful for e.g. billing reminders. It doesn't have to be a spam thing and GDPR is gradually cracking down on that. This is obviously a some…

> allow anyone with a link to the file to top up the hosting funds for the image This is a genuinely differentiating feature and might be useful even without the Bitcoin aspect. It's easy to imagine someone being annoyed by a deep linked image going away - but being able to pay to revive it.

I agree. You likely could tackle this by requiring users to have accounts that they can deposit funds into (with some minimum to avoid credit card fees), and distribute to pages.

The big advantage with microtransactions is that users don't need accounts.

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

#193

Post by zaarn » Mon, Nov 25, 2019, 7:38 PM UTC

Now, this looks very interesting indeed. What would get me to throw money at this instantly would be an imgur passthrough; given the ID of an imgur album or image from my account, I would love to be able to pull it into imgz.org transparently. ie something like imgz.org/imgur/ which then redirects to the correct id afterwards.

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

#194

Post by darkstar999 » Mon, Nov 25, 2019, 7:39 PM UTC

xwdv wrote: post #70

How do I browse submitted images? If it’s just for personal images why wouldn’t I just throw them up on S3?

> why wouldn’t I just throw them up on S3?

For a Linux user, you can already build such a system yourself quite trivially by getting an FTP account, mounting it locally with curlftpfs, and then using SVN or CVS on the mounted filesystem.

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

#195

Post by masukomi » Mon, Nov 25, 2019, 8:13 PM UTC

feedback: overall i like what you're building.

I like that you've put personality into the marketing material, but i think you've pushed that a bit too far. It feels hostile towards other services. While i don't disagree with your logic I _also_ don't like tying myself to hostile feeling services, even if the hostility isn't directed at me.

To me the "because I'm a great guy" feels self aggrandizing and egotistical instead of funny.

[edit] and yup, i agree with another poster about the commentary on the money page being a total turn-off.

I'm VERY happy to pay for good services with a sustainable business model. The "personality" on this site has completely turned me off and made me not only not want to have anything to do with it, but also to be sure to not support future sites from the same creator.

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

#196

Post by StavrosK » Mon, Nov 25, 2019, 8:13 PM UTC

rsp1984 wrote: post #191

StavrosK wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I will refer you to the FAQ: https://imgz.org/help/faq/

Thanks. That answers the bandwidth question. How about the other two?

There is a 20 MB per file limit, so it doesn't work for very large files. Also, if your bandwidth starts becoming a problem, I guess I'll have a chat with you? I can't really say at this point.

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

#197

Post by StavrosK » Mon, Nov 25, 2019, 8:19 PM UTC

zaarn wrote: post #193

Now, this looks very interesting indeed. What would get me to throw money at this instantly would be an imgur passthrough; given the ID of an imgur album or image from my account, I would love to be able to pull it into imgz.org transparently. ie something like imgz.org/imgur/ which then redirects to the correct id afterwards.

Hmm, that's an interesting idea, I'll keep it in mind, thanks!

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

#198

Post by IshKebab » Mon, Nov 25, 2019, 8:23 PM UTC

_8j50 wrote: post #46

Glad this exists. Still does not replace imgur. You just need a free tier. No way out of that. I am not paying you even $0.01 if I need to upload 2 memes and share it with 5 people. I can afford it but not gonna happen. Here is ideas: make it a subscription. Allow free hosting with no registration but let the image expire (unhost) after N views and rate limit clients. Don't freaking ask me for my email. No, I do not…

> Glad this exists. Still does not replace imgur. You just need a free tier. No way out of that.

Having a free tier is what turned imgur into the mess that it is now. When it start it was a no-bullshit image host. But how do you host images for free?

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

#199

Post by IshKebab » Mon, Nov 25, 2019, 8:24 PM UTC

efficax wrote: post #18

I thought about doing this as a form of easily managed passive income. But then I remembered: copyright takedown requests and child pornography. Keeping on top of bad actors with an image host sounds like a huge headache! And if you grow that means you have to hire people, and then how do you keep the price so low? Good luck!

And he even allows payment by bitcoin! I can't imagine who would want to host images without being traceable...

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

#200

Post by SAI_Peregrinus » Mon, Nov 25, 2019, 8:26 PM UTC

pmoriarty wrote: post #135

stavros wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why "be free"? Why not "pay you"? I mean, where do you draw the line?

Because I'm a fan of the gift economy. This was the way the Internet used to be when it started. This is the spirit that's common in academia, but has sadly waned once the internet got commercialized and grew out of control.

Back in the days of the early internet it wasn't free to host images. You paid for a web host, had your own site, and hosted what you want. But you paid!