From 2fdcc33e849debb9406c4f8a619b2da49bf312d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Haschek Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 17:27:30 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] more info.. mooooreeee --- README.md | 16 ++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 14ae9e4..0220773 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ # PictShare -PictShare is an open source image hosting service with a simple resizing API +PictShare is an open source image hosting service with a simple resizing API that you can host yourself. ## Why would I want to host my own images? If you own a server (even an home server) you can host your own PictShare instance so you have full control over your content and can delete images hasslefree. @@ -13,8 +13,14 @@ If you own a server (even an home server) you can host your own PictShare instan - Duplicates don't take up space. If the exact same images is uploaded twice, the second upload will link to the first ## What's that about resizing? -Lets's say you have uploaded this image: ```https://www.pictshare.net/b260e36b60.jpg``` but you want to use it as your avatar in some forum that only allows 100x100 pixel images. -Instead of editing it yourself you just use ```https://www.pictshare.net/100x100/b260e36b60.jpg``` +Lets's say you have uploaded this image: +![Venus](https://www.pictshare.net/b260e36b60.jpg) +URL: ```https://www.pictshare.net/b260e36b60.jpg``` + +But you want to use it as your avatar in some forum that only allows **100x100** pixel images. +Instead of editing it yourself you just edit the URL and add "/100x100/ before the image name like this: ```https://www.pictshare.net/100x100/b260e36b60.jpg``` + +![Smaller Venus](https://www.pictshare.net/100x100/b260e36b60.jpg) Just by editing the URL and adding the size (in width**x**height) the image gets resized and the resized version gets cached to the disk so it loads much faster on the next request. @@ -37,6 +43,7 @@ The server will answer with the file name and the server path in JSON: - By hosting your own images you can delete them any time you want - You can enable or disable upload logging. Don't want to know who uploaded stuff? Just change the setting in index.php - No exif data is stored on the server, all jpegs get cleaned on upload +- You have full control over your data. PictShare doesn't need remote libaries or tracking crap ## Requirements - Apache Webserver with PHP (Apache because of the included .htaccess files) @@ -48,4 +55,5 @@ The server will answer with the file name and the server path in JSON: ## Coming soon - Restricted uploads so you can control who may upload on your instance -- API upload via Base64 encoded images \ No newline at end of file +- API upload via Base64 encoded images +- Albums \ No newline at end of file