got something working thats only a little hacky

app/api/src/lib/cloudinary.ts

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+import {
+  v2 as cloudinary,
+  UploadApiResponse,
+  UpdateApiOptions,
+} from 'cloudinary'
+
+cloudinary.config({
+  cloud_name: 'irevdev',
+  api_key: process.env.CLOUDINARY_API_KEY,
+  api_secret: process.env.CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET,
+})
+
+interface UploadImageArgs {
+  image64: string
+  uploadPreset?: string
+  publicId?: string
+  invalidate: boolean
+}
+
+export const uploadImage = async ({
+  image64,
+  uploadPreset = 'CadHub_project_images',
+  publicId,
+  invalidate = true,
+}: UploadImageArgs): Promise<UploadApiResponse> => {
+  const options: UpdateApiOptions = { upload_preset: uploadPreset, invalidate }
+  if (publicId) {
+    options.public_id = publicId
+  }
+
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    cloudinary.uploader.upload(image64, options, (error, result) => {
+      if (error) {
+        reject(error)
+        return
+      }
+      resolve(result)
+    })
+  })
+}
+
+export const makeSocialPublicIdServer = (
+  userName: string,
+  projectTitle: string
+): string => `u-${userName}-slash-p-${projectTitle}`