Image Server

If your website has a large number of image read and write operations, we recommend using an image server.

By using an independent image server, you can improve website performance, enhance user experience, and reduce operating costs.

What is an Image Server

The image server is an independent server optimized for image read and write operations.

The server running the website is called a web server.

Through the web server, users can access static web pages, web applications, databases, or upload and download images and other multimedia content.

However, if the website traffic continues to increase and the access speed becomes slower, it should consider separating some functions from the web server.

Generally, if there are a large number of image read and write operations on the website, it is advisable to first separate out the image service, that is, to establish an independent image server.

Advantages of Image Servers

In summary, deploying image servers has the following benefits:

  • Relieve the I/O load of the web server - Separate out resource-intensive image services to improve server performance and stability
  • Optimize the image server specifically - Set targeted caching plans for image services, reduce bandwidth costs, and improve access speed
  • Improve website scalability - By adding image servers, increase image throughput

Points to consider when setting up image servers

  • Choose the appropriate physical medium and file system for image storage
  • Use physically independent servers
  • If you have multiple image servers, consider the image synchronization issue between servers
  • Use a separate domain
  • Formulate reasonable caching strategies
  • Use image processing modules to reprocess the images uploaded by users

Image Cloud Storage Service

If you are running a small and medium-sized website or an internet startup team, using third-party image cloud storage services can bring the following benefits:

1. Reduce the deployment time of image servers

2. Reduce development costs

3. Save precious funds