There are similar services to this one, but they are either convoluted with ads, or require sign-up, or expect you to fill out a survey or something.
picburn is small, safe, and has no interest (nor the code or the server space) for storing your uploads.
give it a try if it fits your usecase and let me know what you think.
Note: there was a typo in the url
So you just want to offer it free?
What about ongoing responsibilities if you get DMCA and take down for copyright/child porn/fake nudes and so on
On the matter of dmca: the server doesn't accept large uploads, and only accepts pictures. So what will be stolen which is soooo tiny yet so important that grants legal action on a small service?
Also I don't know what people are uploading (and have no way of knowing), so my consciousness is clear. AND people don't use a random site on the internet for such filth, they have their own networks and chat apps. I wouldn't worry about them using my site.
I fear you are mentally modeling law enforcement as rational people who will just accept any explanation you make, and that model does not correspond to reality.
The other thing you may not realize is that the bad guys aren't just isolated guys in their basement who occasionally poke their heads out and maybe compromise a site every so often. There is a pipeline that operates with commercial efficiency, in all senses of the term, including that they are getting paid. I've seen it more directly with link forwarders; there are people actively and constantly seeking out new link forwarders and exploiting them to send spam. I've seen people put them up as a "hobby learning" project and within single-digit hours they're being used in spamming campaigns. You couldn't have escaped this pipeline's notice no matter what you did but with it being on HN you're certainly going to end up on their radar. By this time tomorrow, best case, maybe in a week, if you look at what is actually being stored on your site you better bring the eyebleach.
I hope you will not get into too much trouble and it will be a learning experience for you.
But if I would have to make a call, I would take it down immediately.
Especially since you're storing it (temporarily) on your server.
That being said, I miss the good old times of omploader and all the other hosting services like abload.de (which was very popular in german forums).
> Will you store my images?
> We are running this service on a small server. We literally cannot afford to store any images. If that is what you need, there are more suitable services out there.
This does not answer the question - it doesn't say "No." or that images are permanently deleted from server on burn expiry, only that there are (currently) limits. So slightly worrying that there might be selective retention.
> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-89FXF83MYS"></script>
EDIT: I see you're also handwaving very decent legal advice here. I'd highly encourage to revisit your attitudes if you plan to learn and grow.
Hire a red team expert or service to scan your site and provide you with a report. Letting others upload content to your server is a minefield. Take the advice seriously.
It's a cool project. And I urge you to keep learning and making cool things.
Hosting CSAM is a strict liability offense in many jurisdictions.
Actually, they do. Small, independent image hosts are great because they don't do any sort of VPN busting or user tracking, so hitting them with a few quick images to share is just as reliable, maybe even more reliable, than dedicated image hosting options.
You should double check your local legislation, and the legislation of the country you're hosting in. There's a chance you're liable for illegal imagery, regardless of whether you put it there or not. Plus, the moment someone puts something malicious on there and the indexers find out, your domain will be reported as dangerous/phishing and become inaccessible to 99% of the internet.
We never shared the link to the uploader publicly, yet within a couple of weeks the URL was out there somehow and he was getting all manners of horrific stuff uploaded to it, he had to close it down just to protect himself.
You've posted this to HN.
I wouldn't take this risk.
franze•2h ago
i set to view just one time
opend url - image was shown
opened url in anonymous browser - image was shown
reloaded - image gone
shelldweller•2h ago