Steem might last a very long time into the future. Wouldn't it be a shame to have lots of stories with only placeholders instead of real images? So where do you store your images so they don't disappear too quickly?
What is a good place to store images included in a story?
9 years ago in #steemhelp by markopaasila (65)
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If the image is not too big, it could be stored on the blockchain
aswell, either as a
data-uri
:li { background: url(data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAQAMQAAORHHOVSKudfOulrSOp3WOyDZu6QdvCchPGolfO0o/XBs/fNwfjZ0frl3/zy7////wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAkAABAALAAAAAAQABAAAAVVICSOZGlCQAosJ6mu7fiyZeKqNKToQGDsM8hBADgUXoGAiqhSvp5QAnQKGIgUhwFUYLCVDFCrKUE1lBavAViFIDlTImbKC5Gm2hB0SlBCBMQiB0UjIQA7) no-repeat left center; padding: 5px 0 5px 25px; }
or as a variable in the json-meta data that can be attacked to any post:
{ "image.gif": "data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAQAMQAAORHHOVSKudfOulrSOp3WOyDZu6QdvCchPGolfO0o/XBs/fNwfjZ0frl3/zy7////wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAkAABAALAAAAAAQABAAAAVVICSOZGlCQAosJ6mu7fiyZeKqNKToQGDsM8hBADgUXoGAiqhSvp5QAnQKGIgUhwFUYLCVDFCrKUE1lBavAViFIDlTImbKC5Gm2hB0SlBCBMQiB0UjIQA7" }
I'd suggest something running over IPFS like ipfs.pics
I tried ipfs on this post. Steemit doesn't show the images, neither does steemd. Could it be because of the lack of the file extension
.png
?: )
https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@markopaasila/did-you-know-about-coingecko-its-better-than-coinmarketcap
This was my thinking as well. Content addressable storage is the best long-term solution.
I personally use puush.me, they've got a great desktop app and it's super easy to use.
I guess I'm old skewl, I use imgur.com still.
Apparently they have started blocking images here, which kind of proves the point of the original post
Yup