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

submitted 1 year ago by RunAwayFrog@sh.itjust.works to c/main@sh.itjust.works

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{"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@sh.itjust.works 46 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Afrazzle@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago

While you're here I wanna say thanks dude.

[-] TacoThrash3r@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

You're the literal hero the internet needed!

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

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@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 year ago

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@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Blaze@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you for the transparency!

[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

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

[-] Thief@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

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.