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HELP: NEED BANDWIDTH FOR HIGH TRAFFIC WEBSITE
02-26-08
| Jeff Chandler
Posted on 02/26/2008 1:54:25 PM PST by Jeff Chandler
Can anybody recommend a high bandwidth dedicated server or a distributed server service?
A website I designed is receiving high traffic after only a couple weeks, and I am concerned about the bandwidth limitations of the shared server it is on.
We will be advertising on television in a few days and can expect huge amounts of traffic.
The site has many large video files.
TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: bandwidth; internet; traffic; webhosting
Please Freepmail me.
Thanks!
-Jeff Chandler
To: Jeff Chandler
If the traffic is that huge, maybe you need a distributed content delivery network (CDN) like akamai.com?
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posted on
02/26/2008 2:00:50 PM PST
by
HAL9000
("If someone who has access to the press says something over and over again, people believe it"- B.C.)
To: Jeff Chandler; pissant
Jeff, the most important thing will be to prohibit pissant from posting pictures of sexy female tennis players.
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posted on
02/26/2008 2:02:19 PM PST
by
Mr. Brightside
( Ronald Reagan Would Back McCain - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1970504/posts)
To: Jeff Chandler
We previously had a dedicated server with ValueWeb (
http://www.valueweb.com) and we were happy with it. We couldn't justify the cost and went to a shared server but will consider going back to ValueWeb if there is the need. 2,000 GB data transfer and they do have an option for multiple servers if you want to negotiate with them.
To: Jeff Chandler
What kind of bandwidth are you talking about?
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posted on
02/26/2008 3:24:06 PM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: ShadowAce
We’ve had 3500 visits in a week with no advertising, just word of mouth. We have many HD videos on the site.
It’s hard to tell, but It’s going to be a lot.
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posted on
02/26/2008 3:45:03 PM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
(It takes a father to raise a child.)
To: Jeff Chandler
Its hard to tell, but Its going to be a lot.
Well, you need some sort of estimate of (1) how much bandwidth you will need, and (2) how much you can afford. Are you the second coming of amazon.com, or (far smaller) freerepublic.com or something far smaller still.
Another way to approach it ... see what's available. For example, here's the price sheet from my favorite web hoster, pair Networks:
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Select the best hosting plan for your busy Web site. Our Dedicated hosting plans are better suited to serve resource-intensive sites.
HV-1 |
set up: Waived
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monthly: $74.95
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- The perfect upgrade from a lower-tier plan - 400GB/month traffic - 20 GB disk space - 30 MySQL databases - 5000 mailboxes
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- 40 additional FTP logins - Access by SSH and FTP - Telephone Support - Perl 5, PHP 5 Module, and more... |
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HV-2 |
set up: Waived
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monthly: $129.95
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- Great for your growing site - 600GB/month traffic - 30 GB disk space - 30 MySQL databases - 5000 mailboxes
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- 40 additional FTP logins - Access by SSH and FTP - Telephone Support - Perl 5, PHP 5 Module, and more... |
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HV-3 |
set up: Waived
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monthly: $179.95
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- Ideal for very popular sites - 800GB/month traffic - 40 GB disk space - 30 MySQL databases - 5000 mailboxes
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- 40 additional FTP logins - Access by SSH and FTP - Telephone Support - Perl 5, PHP 5 Module, and more... |
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Or they have lower price
Web Hosting plans on shared servers, and higher priced
Dedicated Hosting plans on fully dedicated servers. I run
SanityIsland.us, the Freeper Daily Dose Image server, on one of these plans, for about $30/month.
The key numbers are how many GBytes per month of network traffic, and how many GBytes of disk storage, you choose to pay for.
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posted on
02/26/2008 4:02:17 PM PST
by
ThePythonicCow
(By their false faith in Man as God, the left would destroy us. They call this faith change.)
To: Jeff Chandler
Check out
Ace-host
Virtuozzo Virtual Dedicated Server -- BASIC
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VPS Software: VIRTUOZZO w/POWER PANEL
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CPU: 533MHZ GUARANTEED + BURSTABLE
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Memory: 256MB GUARANTEED + BURSTABLE
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Disk Space : 15GB (RAID-10 w/Hotswap)
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Bandwidth: 500GB (Monthly)
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BASIC Pricing: | Setup: $19.95 | Monthly: SOLD OUT
Virtuozzo Virtual Dedicated Server -- PRO
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VPS Software: VIRTUOZZO w/POWER PANEL
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CPU: 1600MHZ GUARANTEED + BURSTABLE
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Memory: 1024MB GUARANTEED + BURSTABLE
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Disk Space: 50GB (RAID-10 w/Hotswap)
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Bandwidth: 2000GB (Monthly)
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PRO Pricing: | Setup: $19.95 | Monthly: $89.95
Hosting Control Panel
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cPanel License
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It looks like you can get all you want for under $100.00/month.
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posted on
02/27/2008 11:18:20 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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