Sapphire-Discord-Bot / images

Upload images and get URLs that permanently point to these images right within Discord.

Sapphire Images

Sapphire Images allows you to upload images and get URLs that permanently point to these images right within Discord.

Images uploaded to Discord get a new image link every few weeks since Feburary 2024.

This means that images uploaded to Discord can no longer be used as Moderation proof. Sapphire Images aims to fix that.

General features

• Discord bot
  • Command /upload-image allows you to upload an image
  • Auto-upload images attached to messages with the bot being mentioned (@bot)
  • Auto-upload images sent in set channels
• Web server
  • Endpoint /upload allows image uploads (optionally with auth)
  • Serves images uploaded using the bot or the upload endpoint
• Storage methods:
  • Local - Stores images in set folder
  • Cloudflare - Uploads images to Cloudflare Images
  • Cloudflare with local - Upload images to Cloudflare and store them locally to reduce requests to Cloudflare.
  • More aren't planned but feel free to add them yourself, I am happy to merge any useful pull requests!

Set up

Follow the steps below to set up Sapphire Images. It was only tested in a Linux environment.

1. Clone the repository and install dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/Sapphire-Discord-Bot/images
cd images
npm install

2. Rename _.env to .env:

mv _.env .env

3. Edit .env to your liking, make sure to adjust the following properties:

• DISCORD_TOKEN: Set your Discord bot token (How to obtain a token?)
• UPLOAD_TOKEN: Set to random characters to prevent people from uploading images through the web without auth
• STORE_METHOD: Set to your preferred image store method (How to set up each method?)

4. Start it using

npm start

Customization

Update logo

Replace the file located in ./static/icons/logo.png.

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Update Discord messages

Edit the values of the properties below # Customization texts inside ./.env.

FAQ

How to obtain a Discord bot token?

1. Go to the Discord Developer Portal.
2. Create a new application.
3. Once created, go to your application's "Bot" tab.
4. Click "Reset token" and store the token somewhere safe.

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How to set up store method local?

Store images inside a set folder.

1. Set STORE_LOCAL_PATH to the folder path you want uploaded images to go. Make sure the folder is created.

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How to set up store method cf?

Store images using Cloudflare's Images service.

1. Go to Cloudflare Images.
2. Click "Sign up for Cloudflare Images".
3. Once logged in, choose a paid plan that fits your needs (starting at $5/month).
4. Make sure to enable storage when subscribing, otherwise this store method won't work.
5. Once subscribed, locate your Account ID and Image Delivery URL.
6. Set STORE_CF_ID to your Account ID.
7. Set STORE_CF_DELIVERY_URL to your Image Delivery URL, make sure to leave out /<image_id>/<variant_name> and end your URL with a slash.
   • For example: STORE_CF_DELIVERY_URL=https://imagedelivery.net/kOobDSmCCUYL7kOnWLrX4M/
8. Go to your Cloudflare API tokens.
9. Create a token and choose "Custom token".
10. Name your token and set permissions to Read and Edit Account > Cloudflare Images.
11. Once your token is created, set STORE_CF_TOKEN to your just created token.

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How to set up store method cflocal?

Store images locally and upload them to Cloudflare Images as well to make use of Cloudflare's permanent image storage while reducing requests to Cloudflare.

1. Set up store method local (as described above).
2. Set up store method cf (as described above).