Stirling Image: Your Complete Self-Hosted Image Processing Powerhouse

Remember Stirling-PDF? The game-changing self-hosted PDF toolkit that runs everything in one Docker container? Stirling Image takes the same philosophy and applies it to images.

🚀 What Makes It Special?

30+ Professional Image Tools in a single, easy-to-deploy package:

Traditional Tools

• Resize, crop, compress, format conversion (PNG/JPG/WEBP)
• Watermarking, color correction, filters
• PDF to image extraction

Local AI Superpowers (No Internet Required)

• Background removal - Clean subjects instantly
• Image upscaling - 2x/4x resolution boost
• Object erasure - Magic wand removal
• Face blurring - Privacy protection
• OCR text extraction - Multiple languages

🐳 One Docker Command to Rule Them All

docker run -d -p 1349:1349 -v stirling-data:/data stirlingimage/stirling-image:latest

Lite version (1.5GB vs 11GB) for non-AI needs:

docker run -d -p 1349:1349 -v stirling-data:/data stirlingimage/stirling-image:lite

Multi-arch support: Intel, Apple Silicon, ARM64, Raspberry Pi - it just works.

💼 Production-Ready Features

• Batch Processing: Handle 200+ images simultaneously
• Pipelines: Chain tools into reusable workflows
• REST API: Every tool accessible via /api/docs
• User Management: Enforced password changes, role-based access
• Zero Telemetry: Your data never leaves your machine

🎯 Perfect For

• Homelab enthusiasts wanting complete image control
• Privacy-conscious creators avoiding cloud tools
• Developers needing reliable image APIs
• Businesses processing sensitive imagery

📈 Recent v1.6.0 Highlights

• AGPLv3 licensing with commercial options
• Lightweight Docker image (:lite tag)
• Turborepo monorepo architecture
• Enhanced testing infrastructure
• Multi-arch Docker support

🔧 Get Started in 60 Seconds

1. Run the Docker command above
2. Visit http://localhost:1349
3. Login: admin / admin (change on first login)
4. Start processing!

No Redis. No Postgres. No external services. Just pure image processing power.

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Stirling Image proves once again that self-hosted doesn't mean second-class. This is enterprise-grade image processing you control completely.