- ✔️ Basic macOS/Linux support using other clients including [Flameshot](https://flameshot.org/) ([ass-compatible Flameshot script](https://github.com/tycrek/ass#flameshot-users-linux)) & [MagicCap](https://magiccap.me/)
- ✔️ Local storage *or* block-storage support for [Amazon S3](https://aws.amazon.com/s3/) (including [DigitalOcean Spaces](https://www.digitalocean.com/products/spaces/))
| **[ZWS](https://zws.im)** (Zero-width spaces) | The "fancy" mode. When pasted elsewhere, the URL appears to be *just* your domain name.<br> |
| **Original** | The "basic" mode. URL matches the same filename as when the file was uploaded. This may be prone to conflicts with files of the same name. |
The installation may look daunting but it's really pretty straightforward. Just follow it word-for-word & you'll be fine. If you are not fine, then by all means [open an Issue](https://github.com/tycrek/ass/issues/new) & I'll try my best to help.
5. Run `npm start` to start the server. The first time you run it you will be shown your first authorization token; save this as you will need it to configure ShareX.
If you need to generate a new token at any time, run `npm run new-token <username>`. This will **automatically** load the new token so there is no need to restart ass. Username field is optional; if left blank, a random username will be created.
| **`X-Ass-Access`** | Override the generator used for the resource URI. Must be one of: `original`, `zws`, `gfycat`, or `random` ([see above](#access-types)) |
| **`X-Ass-OG-Color`** | Colour shown on the left side of the embed. Must be one of `&random`, `&vibrant`, or a hex colour value (for example: `#fe3c29`). Random is a randomly generated hex value & Vibrant is sourced from the image itself |
You may use Discord webhooks as an easy way to keep track of your uploads. The first step is to [create a new Webhook](https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/228383668-Intro-to-Webhooks). You only need to follow the first section, **Making a Webhook**. Once you are done that, click **Copy Webhook URL**. Next, paste your URL into a text editor. Extract these two values from the URL:
Webhooks will show the filename, mimetype, size, upload timestamp, thumbail, and a link to delete the file. To disable webhooks, simply remove the headers from your config.
ass is intended to provide a strong backend for developers to build their own frontends around. The easiest way to do this is with a [Git Submodule](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Submodules). Your submodule should be a **separate** git repo. Make sure you [adjust the `FRONTEND_NAME`](https://github.com/tycrek/ass/blob/d766bd15cf8ac851058c8abf37238f1608d8c305/ass.js#L24) to match your frontend. To make updates easier, it is recommended to make a new branch. Since submodules are their own dedicated projects, you are free to build the router however you wish, as long as it exports the required items detailed below.
Sample submodule entry file:
```js
const { name, version } = require('./package.json');
[StorageEngines](https://github.com/tycrek/ass-storage-engine) are responsible for managing your data. "Data" has two parts: an identifier & the actual data itself. With ass, the data is a JSON object representing the uploaded resource. The identifier is the unique ID in the URL returned to the user on upload.
An ass StorageEngine implements support for one type of database (or file, such as JSON or YAML). This lets ass server hosts pick their database of choice, because all they'll have to do is plugin the connection/authentication details, then ass will handle the rest, using the resource ID as the key.
The only storage engine ass comes with by default is **JSON**. Others will be published to [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) and listed here. If you find (or create!) a StorageEngine you like, you can use it by installing it with `npm i <package-name>` then changing the contents of [`data.js`](https://github.com/tycrek/ass/blob/master/data.js). At this time, a modified `data.js` might look like this:
Use [this script](https://github.com/tycrek/ass/blob/master/flameshot_example.sh) kindly provided by [@ToxicAven](https://github.com/ToxicAven). For the `KEY`, put your token.
