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Over the years, I’ve had to replace so many online placeholder image services that I finally hit my breaking point. First, I used placeholder.com. Then, when the main site was replaced, their via service kept working—until it didn't. Other alternatives came and went, each disappearing when I needed them most.

There’s nothing worse than prepping a demo for a client and realizing all your placeholder images are broken because yet another service vanished overnight. Instead of finding yet another temporary fix, I decided to solve the problem for good.

I built my own placeholder image service, one designed to be reliable, open, and permanent. Not only is it freely available as a running service, but I also packaged it as a fully functional Docker image so anyone can build and deploy their own version, extend it, or contribute back. No more sudden outages. No more searching for alternatives. Just a simple, self-hostable solution that will always be there when you need it.

If you’ve ever been burned by broken placeholder images, check it out. Feedback and contributions are welcome!


Add the details of the Docker image to the home page.


Good call, the details and a proper readme, here is the repo link for now: https://github.com/lets-qa/Image-Place-Holder-Service


I updated the home page to have the link to the github repo and then I also added a proper readme

https://iph.lets.qa

and

https://github.com/lets-qa/Image-Place-Holder-Service


Local Mail Server for Testing Welcome to our Local Mail Server solution, designed specifically for testing mail reception in development environments. This tool is ideal for scenarios where your application needs to send emails but you prefer not to or are unable to use your ISP to send mail through the public internet.

Purpose Often during development, you may need to test email functionalities without the complications of setting up and using external mail services. This local mail server allows you to configure your application to route emails internally, simplifying the testing process by avoiding external dependencies and potential delays.


Took a Second to get the instructions and it was fun, thanks for something new and different



I liked it cause it does one thing, and does it well, and there are no ads


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