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# imageproxy [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/willnorris/imageproxy.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/willnorris/imageproxy) [![GoDoc](https://godoc.org/willnorris.com/go/imageproxy?status.svg)](https://godoc.org/willnorris.com/go/imageproxy) [![Apache 2.0 License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%202.0-blue.svg?style=flat)](LICENSE) # imageproxy [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/willnorris/imageproxy.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/willnorris/imageproxy) [![GoDoc](https://godoc.org/willnorris.com/go/imageproxy?status.svg)](https://godoc.org/willnorris.com/go/imageproxy) [![Apache 2.0 License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%202.0-blue.svg?style=flat)](LICENSE)
imageproxy is a caching image proxy server written in golang. It supports imageproxy is a caching image proxy server written in go. It supports basic
dynamic image resizing and URL whitelisting. image adjustments like resizing, cropping, and rotation, and access control
using host whitelists or request signing. And because it's pure go, deployment
is a breeze.
This project was inspired by, and is designed to be an alternative to, This project was originally inspired by, and was designed to be an alternative
WordPress's [photon service][photon]. Photon is a great free service, but is to, WordPress's [photon service][photon] (read more in [this post][]).
limited to sites hosted on WordPress.com, or that use the [Jetpack Personally, I use it primarily to dynamically resize images hosted on my own
plugin][jetpack]. If you don't want to use Jetpack, then you're asked to use a site. But you can also enable request signing and use it as an SSL proxy for
different service. If you're looking for an alternative hosted service, I'd remote images, similar to [atmos/camo][] but with additional image adjustment
recommend [resize.ly][], [embed.ly][], or [cloudinary][]. I decided to try options.
building my own for fun.
[photon]: http://developer.wordpress.com/docs/photon/ [photon]: http://developer.wordpress.com/docs/photon/
[jetpack]: http://jetpack.me/ [this post]: https://willnorris.com/2014/01/a-self-hosted-alternative-to-jetpacks-photon-service
[resize.ly]: https://resize.ly/ [atmos/camo]: https://github.com/atmos/camo
[embed.ly]: http://embed.ly/display
[cloudinary]: http://cloudinary.com/
## URL Structure ## ## URL Structure ##
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## License ## ## License ##
This application is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license found in the imageproxy is copyright Google, but is not an official Google product. It is
[LICENSE](./LICENSE) file. available under the [Apache 2.0 License](./LICENSE).