☁️ Cloudinary Permanent Media CDN

By default, Instagram media CDN URLs expire after a few days or weeks. To ensure your saved post images and profile pictures remain accessible forever, InstaSave Tracker includes first-class Cloudinary integration.

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🎯 Why Use Cloudinary?

• Permanent URLs: Images are cloned and served directly from Cloudinary's global high-speed CDN.
• Configurable in the UI: Enter credentials directly in the Onboarding Wizard or Settings page without editing .env or recreating Docker containers.
• Live Account Statistics: Track your storage usage, asset count, bandwidth consumption, and plan limits in real time.
• Automatic Background Sync: Newly discovered media during scrapes is automatically uploaded to your Cloudinary storage.
• Generous Free Tier: Cloudinary provides 25 monthly credits (~25GB storage/bandwidth), sufficient for tens of thousands of saved posts.

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🚀 Setup Instructions

1. Sign Up for Free: Create a free account at cloudinary.com.

2. Retrieve API Credentials: From your Cloudinary Console Dashboard (under Settings → Access keys), copy:

   • Cloud Name
   • API Key
   • API Secret

3. Configure in InstaSave Tracker:

   • Go to Settings → Cloudinary CDN (or configure during initial onboarding).
   • Enter your credentials and click Save & Test Connection.
   • Your connection will be verified in real time, and your active quota stats will appear immediately!

4. Sync Existing Media:

   • In Settings → Cloudinary CDN, click Sync All Media to Cloudinary to upload all previously saved post thumbnails and carousel slides.