Now, no doubt this is my own dumbarse fault, but I’m coming to find that relying on Imgur to preserve my pic-content across the mini-articles I write and share on the Lemmysphere is just… well, I mean it’s just so utterly hit-or-miss that it’s become completely unreliable, daggit.

For example, I happened to check on the Satania review I first posted ~10mos ago, and discovered that the Imgur page source had been deleted without notice, altho oddly, the lead full thumbnail / image still remains. Like, what…?!

Point is-- there seems to be utterly no rhyme nor reason for the image deletions, whether the content is uploaded via official acct or not, or is kid-safe vs NSFW stuff, or is new vs old stuff, or even via file-size issue (I think, not totally sure).

Anyway, yeah… it’s clearly past time to get the hell out.

So what would you recommend, mateys, and how reliable do you think that host is? (I’m completely cool with paying a monthly fee via PayPal in order for our content to last)

Note: the lead pic is just an anti-Imgur thing I randomly discovered, lol.

  • Zachariah@lemmy.world
    91·
    7 hours ago

    If it’s for your usage, you have a little cash to spare, and you can follow software guides, I would recommend a VPS with Apache or Nginx web server. OVH has VPSs for about ~$5/mo. for 40GB of space.

    For a little more money, you could use a web host and not have to worry about installation or security.

    Dreamhost has a $8/mo. plan with 50GB storage, and $14/mo. unlimited storage.

    Either way, you’d also need to spend less than $20/yr. on a domain name.

    You can just do a simple HTML index (w3schools can teach you in ten minutes) and then use ssh (FileZilla) to put images into a folder structure of your choosing.

    • DaGeek247@fedia.io
      5·
      7 hours ago

      Yeah, for actual trustworth longevity, having under your name and wallet really is the best way to do it.

      • Zachariah@lemmy.world
        2·
        7 hours ago

        Plus, you can move your files to a different provider very easily—especially if you’re routinely backing up.

        And iOS and Android both have apps for sending files over ssh.

    • Mossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.social
      1·
      7 hours ago

      Is there a way to set up a vps as a seedbox with a cloud storage provider as storage? VPSes have almost no storage, and I already have a cloud storage provider with a fuckton of space; so spending $30+ a month on a dedicated seedbox seems unnecessary.

      • Zachariah@lemmy.world
        1·
        6 hours ago

        Yes, you could use the VPS as your web server, and probably map a connection to your other storage.

        Or, if you’re confident it won’t cause problems, run a web server directly on your current storage provider if that’s possible (such as with a dedicated server).