I use Typora in conjunction with PicGo to achieve immediate local image insertion and upload, while also automatically executing image processing workflows (image format conversion, quality compression, watermarking, etc.). This means the original image triggers upload and processing workflows upon insertion, greatly simplifying the time cost of blog writing.

Reasons for Use

Initially, I used a student discount to buy a server on Alibaba Cloud and set up a WordPress blog, haphazardly updating it for a year. When it came time to renew, I couldn’t afford it (costs were approaching four figures annually), and I foolishly didn’t back up or migrate anything, which I really regret. Afterwards, considering my small site didn’t justify wasting resources on a server, I switched to free solutions (from Github Pages to Vercel), but the poor domestic access experience kept my site’s traffic in the double digits. After making other optimizations, I set up an image hosting solution, trying Github, Qiniu Cloud, and Upyun until settling on Tencent Cloud COS, which has been a series of trials finding the right fit for me.

Storage Migration

Frequent migrations have instilled a good habit of local backups. All that’s needed is to create a storage bucket and import using standard storage.

Enabling Workflows (Image Processing)

Template Configuration

Object Storage -> Bucket List -> Select Bucket -> Tasks and Workflows -> Template Configuration -> Image Processing -> Create Image Processing Template

Choose scaling, conversion, watermarking, etc., according to your needs.

Creating a Workflow

Select input path, target file path, and apply the image processing template.

Test and View Execution Records

Visual Upload Tools

COSBrowser

The official Tencent tool, easy to use after installation and login.

PicGo

Official setup tutorial

站内链接
Tencent Cloud COS
PicGo Documentation

Get APPID, SecretId, and SecretKey

引用站外链接
API Key Management
Tencent Cloud

Get bucket name and storage area code

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Bucket List
Tencent Cloud

Fill in other items as per actual conditions

Verify Tencent Cloud COS settings

Works with Typora to achieve local image insertion and immediate upload.

Preferences -> Image -> When Inserting Images -> Upload Service Settings

Verify image upload options

Cost Overview

Due to idling for half a year and low traffic, combined with CDN caching and extreme quality compression, my costs hit an all-time low. Normally, monthly costs are around ten yuan, which is very affordable.