Quote from: joker_josue on April 28, 2023, 07:50:05 PM

WWW.TALKIMG.COM

I present a new image hosting service, specially designed for BitcoinTalk and the entire community.
After a few years of noticing how many images do not appear correctly in the forum or are very slow to load, not to mention the images that stop appearing after a few months or years, the TalkImg project was born.

Purpose  ____________________
Provide a hosting service dedicated to the BitcoinTalk forum that is useful and practical for everyone.
It is intended that the images remain available in the forum, and have a fast loading.

Features ____________________
- All uploaded images can only be used in the forum (unless requested by a user; it can be done after an evaluation by joker_josue).
- It is only allowed to upload images in formats accepted by the forum (JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF).
- Images must have a maximum size of 2.5MB.
- Once uploaded, images cannot be deleted (unless you use the link generated at the time of upload, which is only accessible at that time).
- NSFW images are not allowed.
- No registration of user information is performed (only the IP is saved for spam control).
- All EXIF information is deleted by the system when uploading.
- Option in the code to embed the BBCode already with the actual height and width of the image (just choose "BBCode full fix HxW").

Long Term  __________________
I have several years of experience with online galleries, and based on that experience I hope to keep this project online for as long as possible. Of course, we cannot predict the future, but what depends on me, this project will be maintained for many, many years.

Server  _____________________
The server dedicated to TalkImg is located in the Netherlands, consisting of NVMe SSD disks guaranteeing the best read/write speeds.It uses LiteSpeed Web Server software, which guarantees better performance. And with AMD EPYC processors, so all information is processed as quickly as possible. This service is already assured for the coming years, with the capacity to expand whenever necessary.

Account ____________________
This service is intended for exclusive use on BitcoinTalk, in this sense only forum users can have an account on TalkImg, for this reason the account creation option is not active for the general public. Users who want to have an account should contact joker_josue by PM to request it. The request will be evaluated and if approved the account will be created.

Backups ___________________
- The server automatically performs daily backups that will be kept for up to 30 days.
- A ZIP is created weekly with all the new image uploads from the last week, which will be available for download for 15 days, here: talkimg.com/tempbackups/

new ZIP Tool _________________
Auxiliary tool, which allows you to ZIP images larger than 2.5MB. Compression is performed via PHP features, which can significantly reduce image quality. The image is automatically loaded, converted and sent to TalkImg, providing the link/BBCode to be used on the forum. This tool is still in BETA phase, and there may be errors.
Access: Image Zip Tool - TalkImg

new Statistics ________________
Total statistical data, since the project started (April 28, 2023):


Images: 47.335	Disk Space: 13GB

Last update: 08/09/2023

Monthly statistics:
[First 15 days] [May'23] [June'23] [July'23][August'2023]

Donations & Ad  ______________
The project should be supported by donations from the community and with advertisements similar to the forum signature campaigns.
- Donations: Anyone wishing to support this project can make their bitcoin donations to the address: bc1qhwnncpdd8gfzqwjkk9n052wf7g9mvks3xaa7qa.
- Ad: There will only be one ad on the homepage, similar to what we have today in user signatures. If a campaign manager wants to place an ad on TalkImg, please contact me.

Coming Soon  ________________
- Automatic file conversion system. ^{(no scheduled date)}
- Possibility to define the size (height or width) of the image in BBCode. ^{(no scheduled date)}

More Details _________________
The site is managed by joker_josue, who will maintain it and provide full support to users.
I am waiting for your opinion and suggestions; this service was made for the community and to better serve the community.
It is intended that this project lasts as long as possible, whether it has a lot of acceptance or not. Therefore, all images that are uploaded are available forever.

Links, Scripts & Add-ons  _______
TalkImg
Terms of Service
Privacy Policy
new Image Zip Tool - TalkImg
Sig Promote TalkImg
###
[Add-on] Add a button to upload an image directly from the forum - Created by TryNinja
[Script] Imgur to TalkImg - automatically fix your broken images - Created by TryNinja
If you develop a script or add-on that is public, let me know to update the list.

Local Boards _________________
This topic is the only one that will support TalkImg users, and will always have official information about the project.
But here is the list of topics translated to local boards:
العربية (Arabic) ^Kavelj22
Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian) ^dansus021
Bengali ^roksana.hee
Deutsch (German) ^1miau
Español (Spanish) ^Porfirii
Nigeria (Naija) ^Chilwell
Pakistan (Urdu) ^JunaidAzizi
Pilipinas ^Peanutswar
Polski ^cygan
Português (Portuguese) ^joker_josue
Pyccкий (Russian) ^zasad@
Română (Romanian) ^{GazetaBitcoin}
Türkçe (Turkish) ^mindrust
If you do a translation, let me know to update the list.

I have used Imgur and Imgbb too many times, and it didn't create a problem yet, but from now I will try to use this new website too.
I like its new look, and the interface it provides is amazing. That would be quite nice to use it and as you have already mentioned that especially bitcointalk users can use it, but I will also tell others, that they can also use it without any hesitation if they are facing some problem in Imgur or Imgbb. And there are many other websites too through which we can get the image links.