cross-posted from: https://l.lucitt.com/post/6770
I believe there are pros and cons for both. Imgur is great because you truly don’t have to think about disk space or bandwidth. Imgur is not great because they can delete your posts at any time without warning and leave holes on the interenet, especially if we’re talking 5, 10 , 20 years from now.
Should I invest in a beefy server to store all of my photo needs without storage anixety? Or should I just rely on a larger company to handle it for me? I think I’m already answering my own question by writing this post out, but I’d love to hear from the self hosting community.
Both. Use imgur or whatever service you like to actually share so you don’t have to worry about bandwidth and hosting. Just also keep a local copy of everything, doesn’t need to be a beefy server. Just don’t let a 3rd party online service be the only copy.
Ooh, I like this answer. If they pull it, you still have it. Can always post again.