8.9 KiB
rimgo
An alternative frontend for Imgur. Originally based on rimgu.
Features
- Lightweight
- No JavaScript
- No ads or tracking
- No sign up or app install prompts
- Bandwidth efficient - automatically uses newer image formats (if enabled)
Comparison
Comparing rimgo to Imgur.
Speed
Tested using Google PageSpeed Insights.
| rimgo | Imgur | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 91 | 28 |
| Request count | 29 | 340 |
| Resource Size | 218 KiB | 2,542 KiB |
| Time to Interactive | 1.6s | 23.8s |
Privacy
Imgur collects information about your device and uses tracking cookies for advertising, this is mentioned in their privacy policy. Blacklight found 31 trackers and 87 third-party cookies.
See what cookies and trackers Imgur uses and where your data gets sent: https://themarkup.org/blacklight?url=imgur.com
Instances
Open an issue to have your instance listed here!
Clearnet
To help distribute load, consider using instances other than the official one.
| URL | Country | Provider | Privacy | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i.bcow.xyz (official) | 🇨🇦️ CA, 🇳🇱 NL | Fly.io | ⚠️ Data collected | |
| rimgo.pussthecat.org | 🇩🇪 DE | Hetzner | ⚠️ Data collected | |
| rimgo.totaldarkness.net | 🇨🇦 CA | Vultr | ✅ Data not collected | |
| rimgo.bus-hit.me | 🇨🇦 CA | Oracle | ⚠️ Data collected | |
| rimgo.esmailelbob.xyz | 🇨🇦 CA | OVH | ⚠️ Data collected | |
| i.actionsack.com | 🇺🇸 US | Cloudflare | ❓️ No details | |
| rimgo.privacydev.net | 🇺🇸 US | Cyber Wurx | ❓️ No details | |
| imgur.artemislena.eu | 🇩🇪 DE | Telekom Deutschland | ✅ Data not collected | Self-hosted, provider is ISP |
| rimgo.vern.cc | 🇨🇦️ CA | OVHCloud | ✅ Data not collected | Edited theme |
| rimgo.encrypted-data.xyz | 🇫🇷️ FR | Cloudflare | ✅ Data not collected | |
| rimgo.mha.fi | 🇫🇮 FI | Hetzner | ❓️ No details | |
| rim.odyssey346.dev | 🇫🇷️ FR | Trolling Solutions (OVH) | ✅ Data not collected | |
| rimgo.privacytools.io | 🇸🇪 SE | Cloudflare | ✅ Data not collected |
Tor
| URL | Privacy | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| rimgo.esmail5pdn24shtvieloeedh7ehz3nrwcdivnfhfcedl7gf4kwddhkqd.onion | ⚠️ Data collected | Onion of rimgo.esmailelbob.xyz |
| rimgo.vernccvbvyi5qhfzyqengccj7lkove6bjot2xhh5kajhwvidqafczrad.onion | ✅ Data not collected | Onion of rimgo.vern.cc |
| rimgo.micohauwkjbyw5meacrb4ipicwvwg4xtzl7y7viv53kig2mdcsvwkyyd.onion | ❓️ No details | Onion of rimgo.mha.fi |
| imgur.lpoaj7z2zkajuhgnlltpeqh3zyq7wk2iyeggqaduhgxhyajtdt2j7wad.onion | ✅ Data not collected | Onion of imgur.artemislena.eu |
| rim.odysfvr23q5wgt7i456o5t3trw2cw5dgn56vbjfbq2m7xsc5vqbqpcyd.onion | ⚠️ Data collected | |
| tdp6uqjtmok723suum5ms3jbquht6d7dssug4cgcxhfniatb25gcipad.onion | ✅ Data not collected | Onion of rimgo.privacytools.io |
Automatically redirect links
LibRedirect
Use LibRedirect to automatically redirect Imgur links to rimgo!
GreaseMonkey script
There is a script to redirect Imgur links to rimgo. https://codeberg.org/zortazert/GreaseMonkey-Redirect/src/branch/main/imgur-to-rimgo.user.js
Redirector
You can use the Redirector extension to redirect Imgur links to rimgo with the configuration below:
- Description: Imgur -> rimgo
- Example URL: https://imgur.com/a/H8M4rcp
- Include pattern:
^https?://i?.?imgur.com(/.*)?$ - Redirect to:
https://rimgo.example.com$1 - Pattern type: Regular Expression
Install
rimgo can run on any platform Go compiles on.
Docker (recommended)
Install Docker and docker-compose, then clone this repository.
git clone https://codeberg.org/video-prize-ranch/rimgo
cd rimgo
Edit the docker-compose.yml file using your favorite text editor.
nvim docker-compose.yml
You can now run rimgo.
sudo docker-compose up -d
Automatic updates
Watchtower can automatically update your Docker containers.
Create a new docker-compose.yml file or add the watchtower section to your existing docker-compose.yml file.
version: "3"
services:
watchtower:
image: containrrr/watchtower
volumes:
- /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
Build from source
Requirements
- Go v1.16 or later
Clone the repository and cd into it.
git clone https://codeberg.org/video-prize-ranch/rimgo
cd rimgo
Build rimgo.
go build
You can now run rimgo.
./rimgo
To include version information use:
go build -ldflags "-X codeberg.org/video-prize-ranch/rimgo/pages.VersionInfo=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d')-$(git rev-list --abbrev-commit -1 HEAD)"
(optional) You can use a .env file to set environment variables for configuration.
cp .env.example .env
nvim .env
Configuration
rimgo can be configured using environment variables. The path to the .env file can be changed the -c flag.
Environment variables
| Name | Default |
|---|---|
| PORT | 3000 |
| ADDRESS | 0.0.0.0 |
| IMGUR_CLIENT_ID | 546c25a59c58ad7 |
| FORCE_WEBP | 0 |
| PRIVACY_POLICY | |
| PRIVACY_MESSAGE | |
| PRIVACY_COUNTRY | |
| PRIVACY_PROVIDER | |
| PRIVACY_CLOUDFLARE | |
| PRIVACY_NOT_COLLECTED | |
| PRIVACY_IP | |
| PRIVACY_URL | |
| PRIVACY_DEVICE | |
| PRIVACY_DIAGNOSTICS |
Contributing
Pull requests are welcome!
This software is released under the AGPL 3.0 license. In short, this means that if you make any modifications to the code and then publish the result (e.g. by hosting the result on a web server), you must publicly distribute your changes and declare that they also use AGPL 3.0.