-snip-
If anyone here has run a host or has real numbers, I’d love to hear what actually kills these projects.
Hope we can figure something out soon, i was thinking of building something like this for the experience and knowledge.
P.S. Talkimg is a cool project but limits the file size to 2.5MB which is kinda annoying for serious people who value quality. Maybe they can also join this conversation and we can all help them to improve.
What hosting projects failed?
don't you see how Talkimg is built and is it not enough for you yet?
Even though if you look in more detail at the development of Talkimg from the beginning until now, the service owned by talkimg is not really run for free,
it requires a considerable amount of costs also from server maintenance and some bugs that occur, security that is implemented,
as well as the cost of paying for Cloud Server which is quite expensive for each month.
Then you are given free access to the uploads you make and have been supported by this forum community.
You need to see some new servers, new backups and ever-updated data statistics that are being worked on by @joker_josue,
new Server _____________________Currently, the TalkImg dedicated server (VPS) is located in Michigan, US. It uses AlmaLinux 8, 64-bit OS, with 4 cores of CPU, 4 GB of RAM and a 100 GB hard disk. For security reasons, it also uses Cloudflare's protection system, in addition to the server's own DDoS protection system. It is prepared to scale at any time, as needed.
new Backups ___________________- A ZIP is created weekly with all the new image uploads from the last week, which will be available for download for 15 days, here:
talkimg.com/tempbackups/- A ZIP is created monthly with all images that have been accessed at least once by the Bitcointalk image proxy, and that have not already been included in previous zips. They will be available for download for 60 days, here:
talkimg.com/tempbackups/btctalk_bk/An API is available for those who request it to facilitate the download of these backups. A weekly offline backup of all images uploaded to TalkImg is also made.
new Statistics ________________Total statistical data, since the project started (April 28, 2023):
| | |
 Images: 247 516 |  Disk Space: 75.2GB |
Last update: 06/01/2026Monthly statistics:
[First 15 days]
[May'23][Jun'23][Jul'23][Aug'23][Sep'23][Oct'23][Nov'23][Dec'23][Jan'24][Feb'24][Mar'24][Apr'24][First Year]
[May'24][Jun'24][Jul'24][Ago'24][Sep'24][Oct'24][Nov'24][Dec'24][Jan'25][Feb'25][Mar'25][Apr'25][Second Year]
[May'25][Jun'25][Jul'25][Ago'25][Sep'25][Oct'25][Nov'25][Dec'25]
And pay attention to this Change Log which was built from 2023 until now.
Change Log:- 25/05/2025 | ZIP v0.65 - Reworked the way of processing and compressing the image, added log information for the user.
- 09/05/2025 | OP updated with server and backup system information.
- 27/07/2024 | OP added donation information via Lightning.
- 27/04/2024 | v1.30 - Script update, with several bug fixes. More highlight the tool for zipping larger MB images. More details here.
| ZIP v0.60 - Improvement in compression and more details about it for the user. - 26/03/2024 | OP updated with information about events and new service features.
| v1.20 - Added the possibility of uploading images via link. (Temporarily Suspended) - 14/11/2023 | OP updated with the link "TalkImg Service Status", where it is possible to check uptime.
- 07/11/2023 | ZIP v0.45 - It is now possible to convert WebP and BMP images. Improvements to zipping configuration.
- 25/09/2023 | ZIP v0.34 - Launch of the new tool to compress images larger than 2.5MB.
- 18/08/2023 | v1.19 - Several graphic adjustments were made, for better visualization of some information.
- 07/08/2023 | OP updated with total project statistical information.
- 10/07/2023 | v1.17 - Added more information about donations.
- 05/06/2023 | v1.16 - Added button to resize image before upload, and improvements in the way to select the link to embed.
- 30/05/2023 | OP updated the translations list.
- 28/05/2023 | OP updated with information about system backups.
- 26/05/2023 | v1.14 - The file is now renamed at the time of upload, to a random name.
- 19/05/2023 | v1.13 - Auto checked terms when uploading, to facilitate use via TOR browser and similar.
- 17/05/2023 | Updated to OP with more information (Server/Account/Links, Scripts & Add-ons).
- 15/05/2023 | Upgraded the server to better performance.
- 13/05/2023 | v1.12 - Adjustments to the Flood Protection system.
- 09/05/2023 | v1.11 - Improvements to the user area.
- 06/05/2023 | v1.10 - Created The option for the code to incorporate BBCode already with the actual height and width of the image. Settings in the area of user accounts.
- 03/05/2023 | OP updated with some more details about the project (Long Term).
- 02/05/2023 | v1.03 - Added information for donations.
- 01/05/2023 | OP updated with some more details about the project.
| v1.02 - Adjusting the supported size of 2.5MB and at the hosting level. - 28/04/2023 | v1.00 - Launch of the TalkImg website.
It's really not easy and not completely free for the developers and you're allowed to use it however you want without having any problems like other hosting even though it's only limited to 2.5MB.
If the 2.5MB restriction is a bit annoying, then what size file do you want to Upload?
If you don't want any restrictions then create your personal hosting server and compare how much you will spend, It really isn't cheap.
Yeah, we didnt know that bitcointalk also enforced a 2.5mb limit, we thought it was a talkimg restriction. So talkimg is definitely doing the job as best as possible. TryNinja informed us about it in this exact thread.
