2023-04-02 21:12:58 -06:00
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# Notice: Something Better Exists
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After working on this for a few weeks,
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I found [dufs](https://github.com/sigoden/dufs),
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which I am now using instead of this.
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2023-03-04 11:49:39 -07:00
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# webfs
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2023-04-02 13:36:50 -06:00
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It's a WebDAV server that generates and caches media thumbnails.
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2023-03-04 11:49:39 -07:00
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I front-end it with Caddy,
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which handles authentication and access controls.
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2023-04-02 13:36:50 -06:00
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Because the thumbnails live at the same path as the original media,
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so I don't need any special gubbins to protect thumbnails the same way.
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## Thumbnails
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If you put `?thumbnail` at the end of the URL,
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it will use `ffmpeg` to generate a WebP thumbnail that fits in a 320x200 box.
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I use WebP because it provides alpha channels, animations,
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and good compression.
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If your browser doesn't have WebP support,
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that's a real pity,
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and this isn't a good software solution for you.
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Thumbnails are cached.
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No attempt is made to verify whether thumbnails are up-to-date,
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or to clean up the thumbnail directory.
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Something else is going to have to manage that.
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