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Bandwidth Question

by Social Experts
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Hey I'm starting up a simple site that has one page and uses a script to extract the youtube video and allows the visitor to download it. I was wondering how much bandwidth this would use? Would it effect it in a major way?

Is 200GB enough bandwidth? And if so how many visitors around about would this allow me.

If anyone can answer these questions it will be a major help!
#bandwidth #question
  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    Jamesbooth may be *****VERY***** wrong! You said 'Hey I'm starting up a simple site that has one page and uses a script to extract the youtube video and allows the visitor to download it.". Is that script going to run on your server, to extract the whole video? If so, your bandwidth requirements could SKYROCKET! Those videos can be large.

    Steve
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    • Profile picture of the author Floyd Fisher
      Originally Posted by seasoned View Post

      Jamesbooth may be *****VERY***** wrong! You said 'Hey I'm starting up a simple site that has one page and uses a script to extract the youtube video and allows the visitor to download it.". Is that script going to run on your server, to extract the whole video? If so, your bandwidth requirements could SKYROCKET! Those videos can be large.

      Steve
      I'm kinda a newb on this stuff, but if the video is coming from youtube, why would that be charged against his bandwidth?

      Is there something I'm missing about how this works?
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      • Profile picture of the author seasoned
        Originally Posted by Floyd Fisher View Post

        I'm kinda a newb on this stuff, but if the video is coming from youtube, why would that be charged against his bandwidth?

        Is there something I'm missing about how this works?
        He made it sound like the video might be stored on, or transferred THROUGH his server. If THAT happens. the bandwidth will SKYROCKET! On the other hand, if you just have a reference to youtube, like most sites, including this one, there is almost NO impact.

        Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author Social Experts
    It's just like this website KeepVid: Download and save any video from Youtube, Dailymotion, Metacafe, iFilm and more! But without those images down the side and stuff. Just very basic

    If that helps? I'm kinda a newbie in this area
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    Chill.

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  • Profile picture of the author digitalstar
    If video file is from youtube you need not worry about Bandwidth. If video file that is being downloaded is on your server you may need more bandwidth as your site becomes more popular.
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  • Profile picture of the author randdyorton
    You can even use virtual in the first few months.
    When your site becomes popular, just move the script to a dedicated and you're done.
    Later ask the techs for best solution (maybe even 2 servers).
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