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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Back in the days, uploading a picture in Lemmy would replicate the picture on every instance. To avoid that, I used catbox.

Not sure if that changed nowadays, I think it depends on the instance configuration about pictures proxifying or something like that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

uploading a picture in Lemmy would replicate the picture on every instance.

I thought that was the point? Anyway, I just thought you should know, I have a feeling it isn't just me who can't see the catbox posts, so maybe try an alternative for a while, that's all.. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I thought that was the point?

No, by using catbox, all instances just refer to catbox, which is the single host of the picture.

In the past, you would have a copy of pictures posted directly stored by every instance, consuming resources for every of them

You're the first one complaining, if there's someone else I'll reconsider!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

In the past, you would have a copy of pictures posted directly stored by every instance, consuming resources for every of them

I don't think that's been the case for quite some time. As a test, what is the link for this image in my comment? It should be blahaj's pictrs instance:

(it'll either show as lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs or pictrs.blahaj.zone)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

No, by using catbox, all instances just refer to catbox, which is the single host of the picture. In the past, you would have a copy of pictures posted directly stored by every instance, consuming resources for every of them

Fair enough.. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯