WWW.TALKIMG.COM

I present a new image hosting service, specially designed for BitcoinTalk and the entire community.
After a few years of noticing how many images do not appear correctly in the forum or are very slow to load, not to mention the images that stop appearing after a few months or years, the TalkImg project was born.


 Purpose  ____________________
Provide a hosting service dedicated to the BitcoinTalk forum that is useful and practical for everyone.
It is intended that the images remain available in the forum, and have a fast loading.


 Features ____________________
- All uploaded images can only be used in the forum (unless requested by a user; it can be done after an evaluation by joker_josue).
- It is only allowed to upload images in formats accepted by the forum (JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF).
- Images must have a maximum size of 2.5MB.
- Once uploaded, images cannot be deleted (unless you use the link generated at the time of upload, which is only accessible at that time).
- NSFW images are not allowed.
- No registration of user information is performed (only the IP is saved for spam control).
- All EXIF information is deleted by the system when uploading.
- Option in the code to embed the BBCode already with the actual height and width of the image (just choose "BBCode full fix HxW").


 Long Term  __________________
I have several years of experience with online galleries, and based on that experience I hope to keep this project online for as long as possible. Of course, we cannot predict the future, but what depends on me, this project will be maintained for many, many years.


new Server  _____________________
Currently, the TalkImg dedicated server (VPS) is located in Michigan, US. It uses AlmaLinux 8, 64-bit OS, with 4 cores of CPU, 4 GB of RAM and a 100 GB hard disk. For security reasons, it also uses Cloudflare's protection system, in addition to the server's own DDoS protection system. It is prepared to scale at any time, as needed.


 Account ____________________
This service is intended for exclusive use on BitcoinTalk, in this sense only forum users can have an account on TalkImg, for this reason the account creation option is not active for the general public. Users who want to have an account should contact joker_josue by PM to request it. The request will be evaluated and if approved the account will be created.


new Backups ___________________
- A ZIP is created weekly with all the new image uploads from the last week, which will be available for download for 15 days, here: talkimg.com/tempbackups/
- A ZIP is created monthly with all images that have been accessed at least once by the Bitcointalk image proxy, and that have not already been included in previous zips. They will be available for download for 60 days, here: talkimg.com/tempbackups/btctalk_bk/
An API is available for those who request it to facilitate the download of these backups. A weekly offline backup of all images uploaded to TalkImg is also made.


 ZIP Tool _________________
Auxiliary tool, which allows you to ZIP images larger than 2.5MB. Compression is performed via PHP features, which can significantly reduce image quality. The image is automatically loaded, converted and sent to TalkImg, providing the link/BBCode to be used on the forum. This tool is still in BETA phase, and there may be errors.
Access: Image Zip Tool - TalkImg


new Statistics ________________
Total statistical data, since the project started (April 28, 2023):

Images: 199 822	Disk Space: 60.3GB

Last update: 10/07/2025

Monthly statistics:
[First 15 days][May'23][Jun'23][Jul'23][Aug'23][Sep'23][Oct'23][Nov'23][Dec'23][Jan'24][Feb'24][Mar'24][Apr'24][First Year]
[May'24][Jun'24][Jul'24][Ago'24][Sep'24][Oct'24][Nov'24][Dec'24][Jan'25][Feb'25][Mar'25][Apr'25][Second Year]
[May'25][Jun'25]



 Donations & Ad  ______________
The project should be supported by donations from the community and with advertisements similar to the forum signature campaigns.
- Donations: Anyone wishing to support this project can make their bitcoin donations to the address: bc1qhwnncpdd8gfzqwjkk9n052wf7g9mvks3xaa7qa or Lightning Address: talkimg@wallets.fyoumoneypod.com
- Ad: There will only be one ad on the homepage, similar to what we have today in user signatures. If a campaign manager wants to place an ad on TalkImg, please contact me.


 Coming Soon  ________________
- Automatic file conversion system. ^{(no scheduled date)}
- Possibility to define the size (height or width) of the image in BBCode. ^{(no scheduled date)}


 More Details _________________
The site is managed by joker_josue, who will maintain it and provide full support to users.
I am waiting for your opinion and suggestions; this service was made for the community and to better serve the community.
It is intended that this project lasts as long as possible, whether it has a lot of acceptance or not. Therefore, all images that are uploaded are available forever.


 Links, Scripts & Add-ons  _______
TalkImg
Terms of Service
Privacy Policy
new TalkImg Service Status
new Image Zip Tool - TalkImg
Sig Promote TalkImg
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[Add-on] Add a button to upload an image directly from the forum - Created by TryNinja
[Script] Imgur to TalkImg - automatically fix your broken images - Created by TryNinja
If you develop a script or add-on that is public, let me know to update the list.


new Events  ___________________
TalkImg Awards - Image of the Year 2023 | sponsored by BC.Game Icarus


 Local Boards _________________
This topic is the only one that will support TalkImg users, and will always have official information about the project.
But here is the list of topics translated to local boards:
العربية (Arabic) ^Kavelj22
Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian) ^dansus021
Bengali ^roksana.hee
Deutsch (German) ^cygan
Español (Spanish) ^Porfirii
Hrvatski (Croatian) ^ovcijisir
Nigeria (Naija) ^Chilwell
Pakistan (Urdu) ^JunaidAzizi
Pilipinas ^Peanutswar
Polski ^cygan
Português (Portuguese) ^joker_josue
Pyccкий (Russian) ^zasad@
Română (Romanian) ^{GazetaBitcoin}
Türkçe (Turkish) ^mindrust
If you do a translation, let me know to update the list.