As of mid day, imgur (on mobile) no longer provides the direct image link to allow for mirroring on Beehaw using .
I always try to upload directly first, but tend to share pictures at the same quality I'm using for our business - which is to say at the highest quality image my device can capture. Those images rarely play nice with pictrs limitations so hosting elsewhere and mirroring are the best way for me to post plant and animal photos I take, and provide the best fidelity so others can enjoy them.
So, do folks have some suggestions for other image hosting that would let me accomplish this easily (I'm not particularly tech savvy)? Do I need to just spin up a pixelfed account and mirror/crosspost? I'd love for you to share your thoughts
If you don't mind imgur keeping the images (![]()
doesn't mirror them, just links to imgur), then you can share from imgur to a browser, long press on the image, and get the direct image link from there.
Most free image hosting services require links to their page so they can show ads to visitors. Imgur seems to have started slightly enforcing that requirement. Pixelfed may or may not be an option depending on how trustworthy is the instance, and how much you care about it not disappearing out of the blue. Self-hosting a service is not all that complicated, but requires some commitment.
I attempted that, but the long press options don't include the "copy image address" for me. And yeah it seems like this latest update is really pushing the site so they can serve ads.
Lol I run a small business and have a sleep disorder and a nine month old, any bandwidth I have is at a premium