Discussing server requirements for heavy video traffic.
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facialfreak
Meat's Hosting Whore
Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 10,186 |
I'm finally moving my tube site off a dedicated server because the bandwidth costs are killing me. I'm getting about 10k uniques a day, mostly video views. I know I need to offload the video files to a CDN or a separate file host. Does anyone have a recommendation for a host that has good unmetered bandwidth but doesn't oversell their nodes? Or should I just stick to a high-end VPS and use BunnyCDN for the videos?
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skrog
Respected Member
Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,890 |
Forget "unmetered" hosting. It doesn't exist, and if a host claims it, they will throttle you as soon as you hit a few terabytes. Go with a solid VPS from a reputable provider and use a CDN for the video delivery. It's way cheaper and you get much better uptime. Choopa or Cyberwurx are still decent if you want US-based nodes.
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uhoo
Regular Member
Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 512 |
I second the CDN advice. Putting your videos on a CDN takes the load off your server completely. You can run the tube script on a $20 VPS and just pay for the CDN bandwidth. It scales way better. Don't try to host the files yourself unless you own the datacenter.
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