For a long time now I have been using imgur, but I got to thinking and wondered if there was a better site.
It would be nice if the site also allowed linking directly to the image file instead of having to go to their site. Also, an option to delete the image in-case I accidently dox myself after posting a screenshot.
After a bit of searching, I found PasteBoard and ImageVenue, but I havenβt tried them out yet.
What is everyone else using?
You must log in or register to comment.
A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions
Search asklemmy π
If your post meets the following criteria, itβs welcome here!
- Open-ended question
- Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
- Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
- Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
- An actual topic of discussion
Looking for support?
Looking for a community?
- Lemmyverse: community search
- sub.rehab: maps old subreddits to fediverse options, marks official as such
- !lemmy411@lemmy.ca: a community for finding communities
Icon by @Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de
- 0 users online
- 286 users / day
- 988 users / week
- 2.47K users / month
- 5.61K users / 6 months
- 1 subscriber
- 3.07K Posts
- 119K Comments
- Modlog
A feature Iβd like to see is a place that allows uploads without an account, but provides a randomly generated seed for each upload you can save and use it to delete an image without needing an account like is normally required.
What do you mean by this? Usually these hosters offer a link to delete images.
This would be a tripcode authorization system.
Oh so they provide a deletion URL to keep for safe keeping? Yeah thatβd basically be the function I was hoping for.
Thatβs what I would like too.
I havenβt used it, but this might be what youβre looking for?
https://pixelfed.org/
I second this
I like that it is federated, but I wish I didnβt have to make an account. This might be the best option though.
From someone who has tried pixelfed, it is basically a photo post filter for mastodon. You can see photo posts people make on mastodon from pixelfed and you can see pixelfed posts from Mastodon. So as mastodon apps improve and you can filter posts by content type (maybe you already can?) than pixelfed is basically irrelevant and/or equivalent to a photography focused mastodon instance.
Most are trackerware. I was using Post Images but they ban your IP if you bypass their tracker links and link to images directly. If you only have a few images, or you donβt mind kicking a guy a few bucks for self hosting there is catbox.moe. If youβre only needing temporary hosting that same guy has litterbox.moe.
If you are concerned about posting images directly to the larger instances, donβt be. They have cheap third party storage options setup, and all the images are cached on the instances anyways. External hosting is only helpful for long term storage and small instances that host communities. It wouldnβt hurt to kick a buck or two into the pot to help the instances you use a lot. Itβs like $5 per terabyte per month for 3rd party storage.
Can you go more in-depth about trackerware? After looking around, I found Post Images to be the one I like the most.
I use Mullvad VPN at all times, so I am not too worried about tracking, but I would like to know if it might be a bigger issue than I think it is.
I wanted to use https://catbox.moe in the future.
Catbox seems to work pretty well, but do note that they are blocked by government censorship in some countries (see their FAQ).
Thatβs whatβs keeping me from using it. My understanding is that if I link an image from there, users in the UK and Australia wonβt see it
Last time this was brought up users from those countries said they could use it so idk what the deal is Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
https://lemmy.fmhy.ml/post/875899
A similar post discussed yesterday. Maybe youβd find some more alternatives there.
Also, do these βimageβ hosters allow gifs & small videos?
Thanks for the link!
I really like PostImages.
It has:
What is Direct Linking?
A link directly to the image file, so you donβt have to visit the site to see the image, avoiding another page load and advertising.
It allows you to embed the image as well.
Also, easy downloading if you want to save the image.
I guess embedding then means to show the image directly in the post or comment, without having the need to click a link. Is this correct?
Exactly!
Just testing out
You attached the image to this post, right? No linking to external services?
Test:
Actually pasteboard looks pretty good, I wonder how long the imgs stays online. Thanks for that.
Been using this German site called Abload
Anonymous upload but needs an user account for deletion feature. Direct links are available and allowed.
Good find!
Wow, that is a classic looking site. It looks really close to what I am looking for.
Section 3-4 of the Terms of Use seems a little strict, but shouldnβt be a problem for me since I donβt upload memes and copyright content.
The 20 megabyte file limit is very generous!
Thatβs true, theyβre strict but I guess thatβs because of the German law theyβre having to obey. Theyβve been around for ages and I respect them for switching to donation based back in 2012 and being kept alive by the community ever since.
I wonder if thereβs a federated solution for this, which means that you just need a techie friend who can self host this for you
I was trying out PixelFed, which seems like the best solution so far. I was able to direct link to a file quite easily. (Slime)
The only thing I am worried about is that they might not approve of direct linking. I checked the Terms of Use page, I couldnβt find anything that said not to direct link. Do you think it is allowed? or should I look for a different service?
The issue I take with this is that PixelFed is meant to be a community. I feel like using their resources for image hosting, for a platform that PixelFed users may not ever even interact with, is a bad move.
Yeah, it feels like instagram. Each time I upload an image, I have to remember to turn off comments and select unlisted.
You can actually self-host Pixelfed pretty easily
Pixelfed seems decent!
I think thereβs one on i2p
@remindme@mstdn.social in 2 days