an image hosting service.
| this service uses | for |
|---|---|
| aws s3 | hosting image files |
| aws dynamodb | storing image metadata |
| aws cloudfront | caching and http stuff |
| aws ecr | storing prod docker images |
| aws cdk | for managing the above infrastructure |
| github actions | for building and deploying the REST API to my personal server |
note that this service by default captures all kinds of personal data (GDPR) so if it's being used for anything other than personal use make sure you get that consent.
set up the two env vars: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
Generate the access keys by running:
aws iam create-access-key --user-name "nimgur-api-ecr-rw" \
| jq -r '.AccessKey | "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=\(.AccessKeyId)\nAWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=\(.SecretAccessKey)"'
And add the two secrets here https://github.com/USERNAME/REPO/settings/secrets/actions
Use this bash function (this relies on you having jq installed):
nimgur() { curl -s "https://$CDN_HOST/up" -H "Content-type: $(file -b --mime-type $1)" --data-binary "@$1" | jq -r '.href' }Then, running it on a cool image will result in something like:
$ nimgur file.png
http://$CDN_HOST/cDiv1L.png