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Question about Servers

by andynov123
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If I needed a server for a mass amount of audio files what would be the best company to host my servers? Whats the most affordable server companies out there?
#question #servers
  • Profile picture of the author JR Consulting
    Check out Amazon S3

    Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) (not an affiliate link)
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  • Profile picture of the author webapex
    One alternative commonly used to host subscription sites' video files is Amazon AWS S3 and Cloud service, the pay by usage fee for S3 data transfer is about $0.18 per gig., the optional cloud spreads copies to multiple locations for optimal speed.

    edit: (looks like Jeffrey types faster than me)
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  • Profile picture of the author Gregg
    I agree with the above. I use Amazon S3. It is real cheap, very dependable, and scalable.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mark Crawford
    Do you have to be a webmaster expert to use amazon cloud services? I hear they get complex at times to configure.
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    • Profile picture of the author jacktackett
      Andy,
      I agree with the others in recommending S3. You can check out the following calculator - you can use it to get an estimate of your costs.

      Amazon Web Services Simple Monthly Calculator


      Originally Posted by andynov123 View Post

      Im a little confused on the pricing page of amazon s3
      Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)

      So how much money would it cost If I was using 1 tb a month?
      theorbital - there are various programs/browser plugins/etc, both paid and available for free, to manage your S3 accounts. They make it easy to upload and do other things. There are simple scripts available as well to protect the information. While its not 'push button' simple, if you can use a tool like filezilla or any ftp program then you have nothing to fear.

      Good luck folks.
      --Jack

      Originally Posted by theorbital View Post

      Do you have to be a webmaster expert to use amazon cloud services? I hear they get complex at times to configure.
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  • Profile picture of the author andynov123
    Im a little confused on the pricing page of amazon s3
    Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)

    So how much money would it cost If I was using 1 tb a month?

    Is it saying 14Cents per gigabyte so 1 tb is $140 a month? If this is true this is too much and I dont need that much memory. I would only need to start with 20 GB or so and upgrade the storage when the time demands it. Isn't there a cheaper plan? I'm only looking to spend around $50-70 a month on a file server to start.
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  • Profile picture of the author andynov123
    I dont understand that calculator where would I enter in 40 gb of memory for a month?

    I tried in

    Storage: Amazon EBS Volumes:

    but when I clicked on add to bill. My bill stayed at $0?
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  • Profile picture of the author rickfrazier1
    I really agree with everyone else that using Amazon S3 is a great and economical way to host a large number of files with the ability to have a wide distribution using cloud services.

    However, I really think you should take a moment or two to learn the right way to use Amazon and other cloud services so folks don't take advantage of you. I have a WSO (see below) that has details about just how thieves are taking advantage of folks through cloud services such as amazon s3 and even on their own web sites. For the currently low price around $7 it is literally a steal...
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  • Profile picture of the author andynov123
    How much storage do you get for $7 a month because looking at the pricing page it looks like they start at 1tb for 14 cents a gb. I don't see storage thats lower than 1 tb?
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