Getting started

If you just want to give thumbor a try, it is pretty easy to get started. It won't take more than a minute.

Just install it with pip install thumbor and start the process with thumbor in a console.

That's it you are ready to start messing with images. Choose some image online and try the following.

This tutorial assumes the image you picked is http://www.waterfalls.hamilton.ca/images/Waterfall_Collage_home_sm1.jpg. Replace it with whatever image you want accordingly.

Changing it's size

Go to your browser and enter in the url: http://localhost:8888/unsafe/300x200/http://www.waterfalls.hamilton.ca/images/Waterfall_Collage_home_sm1.jpg.

You should see the waterfall image with 300px of width and 200px of height. Just play with it in the url to see the image change.

If you just want it to be proportional to the width, enter a height of 0, like:

http://localhost:8888/unsafe/300x0/http://www.waterfalls.hamilton.ca/images/Waterfall_Collage_home_sm1.jpg.

Flipping the image

How about seeing it backwards? Or upside down?

Go to your browser and enter in the url: http://localhost:8888/unsafe/-0x-0/http://www.waterfalls.hamilton.ca/images/Waterfall_Collage_home_sm1.jpg.

You should see the waterfall backwards and upside down.

Filters

What if I want to change contrast or brightness?

Go to your browser and enter in the url: http://localhost:8888/unsafe/filters:brightness(10):contrast(30)/http://www.waterfalls.hamilton.ca/images/Waterfall_Collage_home_sm1.jpg.

There are many more filters to explore. Check the Filters page for more details.

What now?

Ok, now that you know how amazing thumbor is, there's actually A LOT more to it. Go check the rest of the docs to learn how to get even more from your new imaging server.