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imagor
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- Deployment
- imagor is an HTTP server with first-class Docker support.docs.imagor.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Face detection
- The imagorface companion supports face-centred smart crop, face redaction and a metadata endpoint, with detection performed self-hosted and without third-party API calls.docs.imagor.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Filters
- The filter pipeline includes image transforms such as blur, watermark, format conversion, and text overlay.docs.imagor.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Image engine
- imagor uses libvips with the vipsgen Go binding and implements libvips streaming for parallel processing pipelines.docs.imagor.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Image limits
- Configurable resolution, width and height limits reject oversized images before processing.docs.imagor.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Image processing
- It supports URL-based cropping, resizing, fitting, padding, smart crop, filters, and format conversion.docs.imagor.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Limits
- The docs note that the default URL-signing algorithm is SHA1 HMAC and recommend SHA256 or SHA512 because SHA1 is not considered cryptographically secure today.docs.imagor.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Performance
- imagor uses libvips through vipsgen and implements streaming for parallel processing pipelines and high network throughput.docs.imagor.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- The official docs provide no pricing information for imagor.docs.imagor.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- imagor is a fast, secure image processing server and Go library.docs.imagor.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- imagor is a fast image processing server and Go library.docs.imagor.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Resource limits
- The security guide documents image resolution limits, request and loader timeouts, processing concurrency caps, and a queue size that can return HTTP 429 when full.docs.imagor.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- The security guide recommends requiring signed URLs with IMAGOR_SECRET in production and warns that IMAGOR_UNSAFE disables signature verification.docs.imagor.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Source restrictions
- The HTTP Loader can restrict source hosts with allowlists, lock loading to a base URL, or refuse plain HTTP sources.docs.imagor.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Speed
- The docs say imagor is typically 4–8x faster than the quickest ImageMagick settings.docs.imagor.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Storage integrations
- The documented storage options include File System, AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, and an HTTP Loader.docs.imagor.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- imagor remains open source, with bugs and feature requests handled through GitHub Issues; optional commercial support is provided independently by Adrian C. Shum.docs.imagor.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Transformations
- Its image endpoint supports cropping, resizing, fitting, padding, and smart crop.docs.imagor.net · read 9 Oct 2026
