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Self-hosted site builders lack a dependable image publishing workflow

Web developers and self-hosted site publishers need a dependable way to prepare images, upload them, and get usable URLs for their sites. The requests span pre-upload editing, CMS integrations with image hosts, and manual S3/CDN configuration; one photographer also asks for a backend designed around image portfolios. The shared need is plausible, but the evidence is sparse and covers several related tasks rather than one repeated complaint.

For web developers and self-hosted site publishers. Mentioned from Jul 2019 to Oct 2024 on GitHub, Hacker News and Stack Exchange.

4 different people described this problem in 4 separate discussions.

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Who pays
Businesses
Competition
Medium
Build difficulty
Medium

What people said

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  1. I am searching for a (if possible customizable) self-hosted online image editor The aim: users upload images to our site and, before finalizing the upload, should get the chance to edit the image
  2. One thing have been missing for static CMS for me is the ability to upload my image to 3rd party like uploadcare
    tuktuktuk on Hacker NewsFeb 2024Asked for a tool
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