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diff --git a/_posts/2026-09-18-building-bsimg-dot-net.md b/_posts/2026-09-18-building-bsimg-dot-net.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..71b6c38 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2026-09-18-building-bsimg-dot-net.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: "Building bsimg.net: Project Log" +date: 2026-09-18 +permalink: "/blog/building-bsimg-dot-net-project-log" +author: Benjamin Sanders +catagories: project, image host, portfolio +#subtitle: "Blueorgia is real, y'all!" +--- + +<small>Image Credit: Pexels, panumas nikhomkhai</small> + +I need some projects to work on and write about here. So, this past week I got the idea to stand up a Debian 13 VM and try creating my own CDN of sorts to host images and other assets for this website. + +# Starting Point + +This idea was inspired by X/Twitter's `pbs.twing.com`, a dedicated image-serving subdomain separate from the main site, with on-the-fly size/format selection via query parameters (`?format=jpg&name=large`). + +While I don't currently have on-the-fly size/format selection yet. I do currently upload three different image sizes for an image which are thumb, medium, and large. + +I did rely heavily on Claude to "vibe code" this but my reason for wanting to write this article is to go over the project so I can cement what I did in my memory. + +# Standing Up The Server + + +<small>Figure 1</small> + +I configured a Debian 13 server on a dedicated server I use for most services I host and a spare IP address. The plan being to have the domain I recently bought for this project `bsimg.net` be the apex domain since it was available, surprisingly. Then I'd configure `pbs.bsimg.net` as a used in the images and `pbs.atl.bsimg.net` as a region-specific name for the box itself. I'm hoping to to later add more boxes in other regions so configuring this now future proofs for sure. + +# The Upload Workflow + +The workflow seems like it could be fairly easy when I'm working on an article or just this site in general. + +If I need to upload an image I just use the following command in my terminal on my Mac that uses a BASH script to upload a screenshot or image. + +`bash-upload Screenshot\ 2026-09-18\ at\ 06.48.44.png` + +That image file was the original name of Figure 1 and it hashed the name on upload. I'll probably put that script up on my [cgit](https://git.bensanders.net) instance later. + +# Next Steps + +Now that I have one node configured for this service. My plans are to copy the config files and try putting them on another node in another region. + +# Final Thoughts + +That'll will be it for this post but I do plan to write on this site more often as I work on projects. Hopefully somebody else finds my musings useful. + +<small>~Ben</small>
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