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[InstagramBridge] Serve img as base64 data#4908

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Because of instagrams restrictive CORS same-origin policy images are not rendered when referenced directly.

This PR introduces fetching the image and serving it as base64 encoded data.

Fixes #2005

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Bridge Context Status
Instagram 1 Username (current) ✔️
Instagram 1 Username (pr) ✔️
Instagram 2 Hashtag (current) Bridge returned error 401! (20509)
Type: HttpException
Message: https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query/?query_hash=9b498c08113f1e09617a1703c22b2f32&variables={"tag_name"%3A"beautifulday"%2C"first"%3A10} resulted in 401 Unauthorized
Instagram 2 Hashtag (pr) Bridge returned error 401! (20509)
Type: HttpException
Message: https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query/?query_hash=9b498c08113f1e09617a1703c22b2f32&variables={"tag_name"%3A"beautifulday"%2C"first"%3A10} resulted in 401 Unauthorized
Instagram 3 Location (current) ⚠️ The feed has no items
Instagram 3 Location (pr) ⚠️ The feed has no items

last change: Wednesday 2026-02-25 13:50:40

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It would be good to downscale the images to 540x540 to improve loading times

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One quick way to resize images would be

$imageSmall = imagescale($image,540);

but this would require PHP GD library. Is it feasible to include GD in into rss-bridge?
I could imagine that other bridges might benefit from GD as well.

@zenphonix zenphonix changed the title Serve img as base64 data [InstagramBridge] Serve img as base64 data Feb 21, 2026
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Last two commits include these changes:

  • add php-gd installation to dockerfile
  • rescale instagram images to 540pt (50%) before encoding as data:image/png;base64

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Need to add a conditional test in order to avoid exception

imagescale(): Argument #1 ($image) must be of type GdImage, bool given

* Add condition and unset variables
* Add image resolution box
* Add function getResolution
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