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Re: Show HN: Horizon – Private alternative to Imgur

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Post by sweca »

indigodaddy wrote: post #159
bangaladore wrote: post #158

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> This feature is exclusive to Horizon Everest users. If you are not subscribed to Horizon Everest, you can do so in your Dashboard by clicking the Upgrade button in your navigation bar. [1] [1] https://docs.hrzn.cool/pics/add_private_domain

Thanks. Another question. So this does not only images but any file or text file or functions as a pastebin etc? If so, is there a way of interacting with it as such as a pastebin and or uploading other type of files, other than the webui? Eg a command line tool? I see you made hrznsc but it seems for screenshots only, so perhaps just need to use some sort of api method for the command-line/scripty sort of pastebin-l…

Yes, there's pastebin as well. You can use ShareX on Windows or Horizon Alpine on macOS and some Linux distros (not 100% compatible with all, but Ubuntu seems to work just fine).

No command line tool yet, but the paste API is pretty simple to understand through network inspection.

Re: Show HN: Horizon – Private alternative to Imgur

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Post by 6bb32646d83d »

xyst wrote: post #15

Very clean and easy to use. 90% of my coworkers with “decades of experience” and “senior” in their titles would not even be able to build something like this in their full time. Let alone part or spare time.

Not to diminish the work of OP (the website looks really clean), but I don't think I know any serious experienced engineer who couldn't create an image sharing website

Re: Show HN: Horizon – Private alternative to Imgur

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Post by sweca »

efilife wrote: post #163
efilife wrote: post #115

Where do you host it? I see that nsfw is allowed, what vps does allow it?

I wonder, is this information so confidential the creator doesn't want to answer this?

I'm not sure what to answer here. Cloudflare allows this type of content, and the VPSes aren't storing the uploaded content.

Re: Show HN: Horizon – Private alternative to Imgur

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Post by mrsilencedogood »

fsckboy wrote: post #76
lelandbatey wrote: post #63

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Exactly; I still remember reading the imgur announcement post on reddit which had all the same descriptions. They were ad free and they were aiming to be great forever. Now though they're the "big bad". https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/7zlyd/comment/c...

In 2016, Imgur raised $40 million in funding from investors, valuing the company at around $500 million. In 2021, Imgur was acquired by the media company, MediaLab, for an undisclosed amount, reportedly around $200-300 million. Alan Schaaf, the CEO and founder, reportedly owned around 40% of the company at the time of the acquisition, which would have netted him a significant amount, estimated to be around $80-120 mi…

"why does everybody here think that imgur is a failure"

Because what everyone on the internet wants is a place that will just friggin hold images and respond to HTTP requests with that image

"in light of OP's stated goals"

because op seems to want to build a sustainable business, but at a certain scale it just becomes unsustainable because you become a CDN that is paid for per-seat. So they will inevitably need to either not scale (which makes them not what the internet wants), or scale by either becoming Cloudflare or becoming a social networking site, so that they can either pay their bills via usage-based-billing or pay their bills via sweaty VC money.

Re: Show HN: Horizon – Private alternative to Imgur

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Post by cooper_ganglia »

zepolen wrote: post #160
sweca wrote: post #99

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By the term "media", I was referring to OP's potential usecase of Horizon, like their screenshots and screen recordings. I think you're framing Horizon as potential photo backup, in which case, it is not designed nor meant for that.

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Wow, it’s so cool to be rude to a 17 year old that started their own file hosting business at 14. You’re so smart, we all think so!

Re: Show HN: Horizon – Private alternative to Imgur

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Post by sweca »

cooper_ganglia wrote: post #166
zepolen wrote: post #160

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Wow, it’s so cool to be rude to a 17 year old that started their own file hosting business at 14. You’re so smart, we all think so!

Thank you! I've learned a lot over the years and a lot more during this HN launch.

Re: Show HN: Horizon – Private alternative to Imgur

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Post by RIMR »

sweca wrote: post #140
RIMR wrote: post #132

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>You're comparing Horizon to cloud storage services, which I think is unfair. Horizon is focused on the sharing aspect. I think the closest competitor you have is MEGA, and they are not a Cloud Storage service, they are a File Hosting service like Horizon is. There is plenty of overlap between the offerings of Cloud Storage and File Hosting services, but if sharing files with others is a central feature, the service…

Gyazo does not cost the same. You're comparing monthly prices *billed annually* to Horizon's month to month term, which is an unfair comparison. Horizon is $3.75 a month billed annually, while Gyazo is $4.99.

Gyazo offers actual security features though.

Regardless, I will note that you could not answer the questions I asked about your product.

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