Avatar Resource Server
The Profile as a Service leverages PictShare which is a multi-lingual, Open Source image-hosting application with a simple resizing and upload API for the hosting of profile avatar images. PictShare is licensed under the Apache-2.0 License
Features
- Simple API to upload any image from remote servers to your instance
- 100% file based - no database needed
- Simple album functions with embedding support
- Converts gif to (much smaller) MP4
- MP4 resizing
- PictShare removes all exif data so you can upload photos from your phone and all GPS tags and camera model info get wiped
- Smart resize, filter and rotation features
- Duplicates don't take up space. If the exact same images is uploaded twice, the second upload will link to the first
- Detailed traffic and view statistics of your images via Pictshare stats
Smart query system
PictShare images can be changed after upload just by modifying the URL. It works like this:
https://base.domain/<options>/<image>
For example: https://avatar.gccollab.ca/100x100/negative/b260e36b60.jpg will show you the uploaded Image b260e36b60.jpg but resize it to 100x100 pixels and apply the "negative" filter. The original image on the resource server will stay untouched.
Available options
Original URL: https://www.pictshare.net/b260e36b60.jpg
Note: If an option needs a value it works like this: optionname_value. Eg: pixelate_10
If there is an option requested that's not recognized by PictShare it's simply ignored, so this will work: https://www.pictshare.net/pictshare-is-awesome/b260e36b60.jpg and also even this will work: https://www.pictshare.net/b260e36b60.jpg/how-can-this-still/work/
Resizing
| Option | Parameter | Example URL |
|---|---|---|
| -none- | https://pictshare.net/20x20/b260e36b60.jpg | |
| forcecesize | -none- | https://pictshare.net/100x400/forcesize/b260e36b60.jpg |
Rotating
| Option | Parameter | Example URL |
|---|---|---|
| left | -none- | https://pictshare.net/left/b260e36b60.jpg |
| right | -none- | https://pictshare.net/right/b260e36b60.jpg |
| upside | -none- | https://pictshare.net/upside/b260e36b60.jpg |
Filters
| Option | Parameter | Example URL |
|---|---|---|
| negative | -none- | https://pictshare.net/negative/b260e36b60.jpg |
| grayscale | -none- | https://pictshare.net/grayscale/b260e36b60.jpg |
| brightness | -255 to 255 | https://pictshare.net/brightness_100/b260e36b60.jpg |
| edgedetect | -none- | https://pictshare.net/edgedetect/b260e36b60.jpg |
| smooth | -10 to 2048 | https://pictshare.net/smooth_3/b260e36b60.jpg |
| contrast | -100 to 100 | https://pictshare.net/contrast_40/b260e36b60.jpg |
| pixelate | 0 to 100 | https://pictshare.net/pixelate_10/b260e36b60.jpg |
| blur | -none- or 0 to 5 | https://pictshare.net/blur/b260e36b60.jpg |
| sepia | -none- | https://pictshare.net/sepia/b260e36b60.jpg |
| sharpen | -none- | https://pictshare.net/sharpen/b260e36b60.jpg |
| emboss | -none- | https://pictshare.net/emboss/b260e36b60.jpg |
| cool | -none- | https://pictshare.net/cool/b260e36b60.jpg |
| light | -none- | https://pictshare.net/light/b260e36b60.jpg |
| aqua | -none- | https://pictshare.net/aqua/b260e36b60.jpg |
| fuzzy | -none- | https://pictshare.net/fuzzy/b260e36b60.jpg |
| boost | -none- | https://pictshare.net/boost/b260e36b60.jpg |
| gray | -none- | https://pictshare.net/gray/b260e36b60.jpg |
You can also combine as many options as you want. Even multiple times! Want your image to be negative, resized, grayscale , with increased brightness and negate it again? No problem: https://pictshare.net/500x500/grayscale/negative/brightness_100/negative/b260e36b60.jpg
Security and privacy
- No exif data is stored on the server, all JPGs get cleaned on upload