comp09 wrote:

It doesn't look like they are completely dead, though:
https://twitter.com/CubeUpload/status/654923678736625664
https://twitter.com/CubeUpload/status/655727378996568065

comp09 wrote:

Welp, time to make my own cubeupload clone.

ETA: anywhere between 2,628,000 and infinity seconds.

cheeseeater wrote:

Just occurred to me that the majority of images used in the AT forum will probably be broken.

comp09 wrote:

It doesn't look like they are completely dead, though:
https://twitter.com/CubeUpload/status/654923678736625664
https://twitter.com/CubeUpload/status/655727378996568065

If they are having server issues it seems to have gone on for a while. I don't suppose they have the money to pay for reliable hosting from just a couple of ads at the bottom of the page.

1. Amazon S3 (probably not, bandwidth is SUPER expensive)
   
2. Google Cloud Storage (still pretty expensive)
   
3. Microsoft Azure (???)
   
4. A dedicated server on OVH/SoYouStart/Kimsufi (unmetered connection, but limited to 100/250/1000 gigabits per second, plus storage is limited, pricing pretty steep for more storage/server power)
   
5. RunAbove object storage (cheap storage and bandwidth, sort of yay until I get tons of traffic)
   
6. My own website server (limited storage space and might make Verizon/my dad angry)
   
7. Front any of the above with CloudFlare, unlimited bandwidth with a big network, but must pay $20/month for HTTPS that is compatible with most browsers (Free SSL is incompatible with Windows XP and others)
   

WooHooBoy wrote:

comp09 wrote:

Welp, time to make my own cubeupload clone.

ETA: anywhere between 2,628,000 and infinity seconds.

Just make a redirect and we'll do the rest

comp09 wrote:

WooHooBoy wrote:

comp09 wrote:

Welp, time to make my own cubeupload clone.

ETA: anywhere between 2,628,000 and infinity seconds.

Just make a redirect and we'll do the rest

That might work. We can piggyback off of imgur. Let me go investigate…

comp09 wrote:

cheeseeater wrote:

Just occurred to me that the majority of images used in the AT forum will probably be broken.

comp09 wrote:

It doesn't look like they are completely dead, though:
https://twitter.com/CubeUpload/status/654923678736625664
https://twitter.com/CubeUpload/status/655727378996568065

If they are having server issues it seems to have gone on for a while. I don't suppose they have the money to pay for reliable hosting from just a couple of ads at the bottom of the page.

Let's brainstorm…what's the cheapest way to store and serve tons of images?
Ideas:

1. Amazon S3 (probably not, bandwidth is SUPER expensive)
   
2. Google Cloud Storage (still pretty expensive)
   
3. Microsoft Azure (???)
   
4. A dedicated server on OVH/SoYouStart/Kimsufi (unmetered connection, but limited to 100/250/1000 gigabits per second, plus storage is limited, pricing pretty steep for more storage/server power)
   
5. RunAbove object storage (cheap storage and bandwidth, sort of yay until I get tons of traffic)
   
6. My own website server (limited storage space and might make Verizon/my dad angry)
   
7. Front any of the above with CloudFlare, unlimited bandwidth with a big network, but must pay $20/month for HTTPS that is compatible with most browsers (Free SSL is incompatible with Windows XP and others)
   

Let me know if you guys find anything groundbreakingly cheap.

comp09 wrote:

• 7. Front any of the above with CloudFlare, unlimited bandwidth with a big network, but must pay $20/month for HTTPS that is compatible with most browsers (Free SSL is incompatible with Windows XP and others)
  

goldfish678 wrote:

also can't we just use tinypic with adblock plus? that's what i do when cubeupload's down

MegaApuTurkUltra wrote:

comp09 wrote:

cheeseeater wrote:

Just occurred to me that the majority of images used in the AT forum will probably be broken.

comp09 wrote:

It doesn't look like they are completely dead, though:
https://twitter.com/CubeUpload/status/654923678736625664
https://twitter.com/CubeUpload/status/655727378996568065

If they are having server issues it seems to have gone on for a while. I don't suppose they have the money to pay for reliable hosting from just a couple of ads at the bottom of the page.

Let's brainstorm…what's the cheapest way to store and serve tons of images?
Ideas:

1. Amazon S3 (probably not, bandwidth is SUPER expensive)
   
2. Google Cloud Storage (still pretty expensive)
   
3. Microsoft Azure (???)
   
4. A dedicated server on OVH/SoYouStart/Kimsufi (unmetered connection, but limited to 100/250/1000 gigabits per second, plus storage is limited, pricing pretty steep for more storage/server power)
   
5. RunAbove object storage (cheap storage and bandwidth, sort of yay until I get tons of traffic)
   
6. My own website server (limited storage space and might make Verizon/my dad angry)
   
7. Front any of the above with CloudFlare, unlimited bandwidth with a big network, but must pay $20/month for HTTPS that is compatible with most browsers (Free SSL is incompatible with Windows XP and others)
   

Let me know if you guys find anything groundbreakingly cheap.

*cough* opensprites (as soon as cheese and Zeus get around to petitioning the ST to whitelist it) *cough*

Also, I've been using cf on a site of mine for quite a while. Who uses XP anymore? Check your stats, I doubt you'll find an XP useragent

goldfish678 wrote:

also can't we just use tinypic with adblock plus? that's what i do when cubeupload's down

WooHooBoy wrote:

comp09 wrote:

WooHooBoy wrote:

comp09 wrote:

Welp, time to make my own cubeupload clone.

ETA: anywhere between 2,628,000 and infinity seconds.

Just make a redirect and we'll do the rest

That might work. We can piggyback off of imgur. Let me go investigate…

Yeah, or you could set up _one_ redirect page and we could use whatever host/dynamic image like yours
Whatever you want

comp09 wrote:

WooHooBoy wrote:

comp09 wrote:

WooHooBoy wrote:

comp09 wrote:

Welp, time to make my own cubeupload clone.

ETA: anywhere between 2,628,000 and infinity seconds.

Just make a redirect and we'll do the rest

That might work. We can piggyback off of imgur. Let me go investigate…

Yeah, or you could set up _one_ redirect page and we could use whatever host/dynamic image like yours
Whatever you want

Unfortunately, it looks like I can't carry much information in a 301 redirect. URL hashes can't be read by the server. Any other ideas?

comp09 wrote:

cheeseeater wrote:

Just occurred to me that the majority of images used in the AT forum will probably be broken.

comp09 wrote:

It doesn't look like they are completely dead, though:
https://twitter.com/CubeUpload/status/654923678736625664
https://twitter.com/CubeUpload/status/655727378996568065

If they are having server issues it seems to have gone on for a while. I don't suppose they have the money to pay for reliable hosting from just a couple of ads at the bottom of the page.

Let's brainstorm…what's the cheapest way to store and serve tons of images?
Ideas:

1. Amazon S3 (probably not, bandwidth is SUPER expensive)
   
2. Google Cloud Storage (still pretty expensive)
   
3. Microsoft Azure (???)
   
4. A dedicated server on OVH/SoYouStart/Kimsufi (unmetered connection, but limited to 100/250/1000 gigabits per second, plus storage is limited, pricing pretty steep for more storage/server power)
   
5. RunAbove object storage (cheap storage and bandwidth, sort of yay until I get tons of traffic)
   
6. My own website server (limited storage space and might make Verizon/my dad angry)
   
7. Front any of the above with CloudFlare, unlimited bandwidth with a big network, but must pay $20/month for HTTPS that is compatible with most browsers (Free SSL is incompatible with Windows XP and others)
   

Let me know if you guys find anything groundbreakingly cheap.

Smitop wrote:

comp09 wrote:

cheeseeater wrote:

Just occurred to me that the majority of images used in the AT forum will probably be broken.

comp09 wrote:

It doesn't look like they are completely dead, though:
https://twitter.com/CubeUpload/status/654923678736625664
https://twitter.com/CubeUpload/status/655727378996568065

If they are having server issues it seems to have gone on for a while. I don't suppose they have the money to pay for reliable hosting from just a couple of ads at the bottom of the page.

Let's brainstorm…what's the cheapest way to store and serve tons of images?
Ideas:

1. Amazon S3 (probably not, bandwidth is SUPER expensive)
   
2. Google Cloud Storage (still pretty expensive)
   
3. Microsoft Azure (???)
   
4. A dedicated server on OVH/SoYouStart/Kimsufi (unmetered connection, but limited to 100/250/1000 gigabits per second, plus storage is limited, pricing pretty steep for more storage/server power)
   
5. RunAbove object storage (cheap storage and bandwidth, sort of yay until I get tons of traffic)
   
6. My own website server (limited storage space and might make Verizon/my dad angry)
   
7. Front any of the above with CloudFlare, unlimited bandwidth with a big network, but must pay $20/month for HTTPS that is compatible with most browsers (Free SSL is incompatible with Windows XP and others)
   

Let me know if you guys find anything groundbreakingly cheap.

You could try to figure out how to get Scratch to store your images.