sh.itjust.works ... except when it comes to loading images

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sh.itjust.works ... except when it comes to loading images

{"msg":"Error in store"}

Or the longer version:

< HTTP/2 500
< server: nginx
< date: Sat, 15 Jul 2023 06:45:55 GMT
< content-type: application/json
< content-encoding: gzip
< access-control-expose-headers: content-encoding, vary, content-type, date, content-length
< vary: accept-encoding, Origin, Access-Control-Request-Method, Access-Control-Request-Headers
<
* Connection #0 to host sh.itjust.works left intact
{"msg":"Error in store"}

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TheDude

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Offloaded the images to an S3 compatible host. Will take a bit but I will be migrating the older images shortly

Afrazzle reply

sh.itjust.works

While you're here I wanna say thanks dude.

TacoThrash3r reply

sh.itjust.works

You're the literal hero the internet needed!

can reply

sh.itjust.works

How much are uploaded images stressing the hardware? I try to host off site but I've uploaded a screenshot or thing directly for convenience. If I threw you a dollar or a month or something when that becomes available would that cover my usage?

TheDude reply

sh.itjust.works

I’m actually quite amazed by how little would be needed to keep this instance fully funded and even provide other services at the same time. If just 1/4 of the users gave 25cents per month we would have enough money to cover the hosting, new hardware and some paid development/administrative work! The problem however still resides with not having a fiscal host to be the entity needed to accept donations.

Working on some alternatives at the moment.

can reply

sh.itjust.works

That's good to hear. Thank you for the reassurance and transparency.

Blaze (he/him) reply

sh.itjust.works

Thank you for the transparency!

Clay_pidgin reply

sh.itjust.works

I would be more than happy to chip in a buck or two a month.

Thief reply

sh.itjust.works

It actually doesnt work that way. All images are attempted to be stored locally by the program lemmy uses (pict.rs) so this makes storage grow very fast. Solution is to offload them to object storage as TheDude has done. This means a dollar or two a month from some users will be able to cover costs as things grow assuming as the site gets bigger some % of people give a few dollars here and there.