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ImageHost.ing – burn-after-reading image host on Cloudflare's free tier

ImageHost.ing – burn-after-reading image host on Cloudflare's free tier

by lzy·Mar 11, 2026·3 points·1 comment
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AI Analysis

●MidCozyShip It

Burn-after-reading image host on Cloudflare, but ImgBB and Catbox already do ephemeral uploads.

Strengths
  • •Zero-cost architecture using Cloudflare Workers, KV, and R2 on the free tier.
  • •Burn-after-reading deletes images on first view, not just after time expiration.
  • •No accounts, tracking, or cookies—just upload and share.
Weaknesses
  • •Image hosting is a solved problem with many established free alternatives.
  • •5MB file limit is restrictive for many common use cases.
Target Audience

Developers needing quick ephemeral image sharing

Similar To

ImgBB · Catbox · Imgur

Post Description

Built this in a morning with Claude Code.

Images auto-expire after 24h, keeps storage costs at zero. Burn-after-reading deletes on first view. No accounts, no tracking, no cookies.

Cloudflare free tier only (Workers, KV, R2). Domain is the only cost (~$10/yr). No plans to monetise, just wanted to build something with this fun domain.

curl -X POST https://api.imagehost.ing/upload -F "[email protected]"

https://imagehost.ing https://github.com/programming/imagehosting

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