Image Shortcode Url Generation and Hosting

Docker (nginx and sftpd)

Job

• Host images with nginx from a single directory ./data
• SFTPd with access to ./data for managing image files

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git clone https://github.com/anxdpanic/image-short-codes
cd docker

# generate encrypted sftp password, and ssh keys
# configure SFTP_USERNAME, USER_UID, and USER_GID in .env
./run-first.sh

docker-compose up --build -d

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Cloudflare Worker (Python)

Requires NodeJS

Job

• Handle incoming http requests for shortcodes
• Manage Cloudflare D1 database with shortcode <-> url references based on the http request (authentication header required)
• Resolve shortcode to it's url (hosted by the nginx docker) and display the image

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git clone https://github.com/anxdpanic/image-short-codes
cd cloudflare_worker/image-short

# configure settings in .toml
# [vars]
# CF_WORKER_BASE_URL = "https://img.example.com"
# RAW_IMG_BASE_URL = "https://images.example.com"

# [[d1_databases]]
# database_id = ""

cp wrangler.toml.template wrangler.toml
nano wrangler.toml

# install wrangler
npm install wrangler@latest
# or
yarn add wrangler@latest

# add authentication token as a secret on cloudflare
npx wrangler@latest add secret AUTHENTICATION_TOKEN

# deploy worker
npx wrangler@latest deploy

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Image Watchdog

Job

• Monitor a single folder for changes to image files
• Mirror those changes to the sftp server to be hosted by nginx
• Manage shortcodes through the cloudflare worker via http requests
• Send Discord notification with new shortcodes

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git clone https://github.com/anxdpanic/image-short-codes
cd watchdog

# configure settings for watchdog, discord webhook settings are optional
cp config.json.template config.json
nano config.json

# install
pip install .
# confirm working
watchdog-imgshort -f config.json
# run in the background
screen -dmS ImageWatchdog watchdog-imgshort -f config.json

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