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.. _introduction:

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Introduction
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.. _what-it-does:

What does it do?
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With `typo3_image_proxy` all new and uploaded images will be sent to a an
external, self-hosted or containerized `imgproxy` service to resize the images.
`imgproxy` itself is known as `fast and secure on-the-fly image processing`.
That way your server can focus on website delivery instead of processing a
bunch of 8MB image files.

But!!!
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This extension does not come with a pre-installed `imgproxy` service. It is up
to you to install, host, find or pay such a service. You will find more
information in section `Installation`.
As `imgproxy` is an external service it needs access to your files in fileadmin,
uploads, ... So you should not block public access with `.htaccess` or
`secure_downloads.`

Please keep image copyright in mind. Are you allowed to sent images to
foreign services?