imgproxy
About this project
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imgproxy is a fast and secure standalone server for resizing, processing, and converting images. The guiding principles behind imgproxy are security, speed, and simplicity.
imgproxy is able to quickly and easily resize images on the fly, and it's well-equipped to handle a large amount of image resizing. imgproxy is a fast, secure replacement for all the image resizing code inside your web application (such as resizing libraries, or code that calls ImageMagick or GraphicsMagic). It's also an indispensable tool for processing images from a remote source. With imgproxy, you don’t need to repeatedly prepare images to fit your design every time it changes.
To get an even better introduction, and to dive deeper into the nitty gritty details, check out this article: imgproxy: Resize your images instantly and securely
Simplicity
"No code is better than no code."
imgproxy only includes the must-have features for image processing, fine-tuning, and security. Specifically,
- It would be great to be able to flip images, apply masks, or round corners, but in most cases, it is possible — and is much easier — to do that using CSS.
- It may be great to have built-in HT