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Alright, so what is the current recommended way to share pictures on Lemmy? (feddit.org)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello everyone,

Following this post, it seems that quite a few users can't see catbox.moe pictures.

Catbox was my preferred option as they have a handy Firefox extension that allows to upload pictures with just a click, and get the link directly in the clipboard.

My understanding was also that by having the pictures on catbox, we avoided storing copies of pictures on every Lemmy instance. Is this still the case? I read a bit about proxying pictures (https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/4035) and it seems like this is more related to keep all media required by an instance locally, to avoid broken links.

So long story short: what should be the recommended way to share pictures on Lemmy?

Use a hoster like https://imgbb.com/
Upload pictures locally

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was mostly cautious about storing that picture across hundreds of instances

[–] LovableSidekick 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I just let the fediverse worry about that. I guess just don't share stuff you don't want to share.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My concern about resources consumption, not privacy, I mostly post memes 😄

[–] LovableSidekick 1 points 1 day ago

Well, you're doing god's work then, son. Just trust in His plan.