🚀 Just built something that solves a MASSIVE pain point for developers worldwide!
Meet Picser - a FREE image hosting solution that uses GitHub + jsDelivr CDN to give you PERMANENT URLs that work forever! 🌟
The Problem: 😤 • Imgur deletes images after inactivity • Cloud storage is expensive & has limits • CDN services require monthly subscriptions • Broken image links kill your projects/docs
My Solution: ✨ ✅ Upload images to GitHub repos (free storage) ✅ Get jsDelivr CDN URLs (99.9% uptime, global edge network) ✅ PERMANENT URLs that survive even if repos get deleted* ✅ 100% free, no limits, no subscriptions ✅ Self-hostable on Cloudflare Pages/Vercel ✅ Interactive API playground for testing
Tech Stack: Next.js 15, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, GitHub API, jsDelivr CDN
Real Impact: 🔥 Solves image hosting for documentation sites 🔥 Perfect for open-source project assets 🔥 Great for blog/portfolio images 🔥 API for automated workflows
Try it live: picser.pages.dev GitHub: github.com/sh20raj/picser
Why this matters: Every developer faces the "where do I host my images?" problem. Traditional solutions are either expensive, unreliable, or have strict limits. Picser leverages existing free infrastructure (GitHub + jsDelivr) to create a bulletproof solution.
What do you think? Would this solve your image hosting headaches? 🤔
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🚀 Built a FREE image hosting solution that developers NEED!
Problem: Imgur deletes images, cloud storage is expensive, CDN services require subscriptions 😩
Solution: PICSER 🎯 • Upload to GitHub repos (free storage) • Get jsDelivr CDN URLs (lightning fast) • PERMANENT links that work forever • 100% free, no limits • Self-hostable
Perfect for:
✅ Documentation sites
✅ Open-source projects
✅ Blog/portfolio images
✅ API integrations
Built with Next.js 15 + TypeScript. Try it: picser.pages.dev
Thoughts? 🤔
#WebDev #OpenSource #Free #JavaScript #GitHub
Questions to spark discussion:
- "What's your biggest pain point with image hosting?"
- "Would you trust GitHub + jsDelivr over traditional image hosts?"
- "Self-hosted vs. hosted solutions - what's your preference?"
- "What features would make this even better?"
Follow-up content ideas:
- Technical deep-dive thread
- Comparison with other solutions
- Tutorial video/GIF
- User testimonials/use cases
- Performance benchmarks
Primary (high engagement): #WebDev #JavaScript #OpenSource #GitHub #Free #NextJS
Secondary (targeted): #DeveloperTools #CDN #ImageHosting #SelfHosted #TypeScript #TailwindCSS
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- Hero Image: Screenshot of the beautiful Picser interface
- Demo GIF: Quick drag-and-drop upload demonstration
- Comparison Chart: Picser vs. other solutions
- Architecture Diagram: How GitHub + jsDelivr works
- Before/After: Traditional hosting pain vs. Picser solution
Best times: Tuesday-Thursday, 8-10 AM or 12-2 PM (your timezone) Engagement: Respond to ALL comments within first 2 hours Cross-platform: Share on Twitter, Reddit (r/webdev, r/selfhosted), Dev.to Follow-up: Weekly progress updates, user stories, feature releases