Cloudinary

Image and video management. Transformations, optimization, CDN.

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What is it?

A service that stores, optimizes, and delivers images and videos for your app. It automatically resizes and compresses media for fast loading.

Why use it at a hackathon?

When your app handles lots of photos or videos — health images, educational media, food photos — Cloudinary serves them fast and optimized automatically.

Common use

Food identification photos, health visual aids, educational video libraries, civic documentation photos, arts platforms.

Tags

imagesvideotransformationscdn

At a glance

Setup time: 15 minutes

Difficulty: beginner

Skill: Beginner. Upload an image, get a URL back with automatic optimization. Free tier is generous. Good SDK documentation.

Impact context

Challenge domains

Health & WellbeingEducation & AccessArts & CultureFood & AgricultureCivic Tech

SDGs

Good HealthQuality EducationZero HungerSustainable Cities

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