If you go to SRCDS.com There are a few users/websites that currently offer free map hosting.
~ Matt On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Cc2iscooL <[email protected]> wrote: > We've never had a problem with the speed of their services. Even with a > full > server downloading I still get full sync on my line (6mb) so I'm assuming > it's pretty decent. > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 10:57 AM, DontWannaName! < > [email protected] > > wrote: > > > I have GoDaddy but do you think they are fast enough for map hosting? I > > think their servers are in Arizona. > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: SakeFox <[email protected]> > > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list < > > [email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 11:28:57 AM > > Subject: Re: [hlds] New Topic: Map Hosting Solutions > > > > I have used godaddy to host my maps on my server paying a little under > > $7/mo (since i have multiple domains have the deluxe plan), but you can > > get it for $5/mo and its full web hosting. Works great. its fast never > > had a problem and think in about a year i had 1 unscheduled downtime of > > about 2 mins and the scheduled ones where about 1-2 and happen rarely. > > would be cheaper then the other host. > > > > Cc2iscooL wrote: > > > That seems like a really bad deal. I use about 150gb/mo on fast > download. > > > > > > Right there that's about $25.50. > > > > > > Now you need about a gig of storage, maybe two. $0.15 - $0.30. > > > > > > Now you need to pay for requests. Say you get 20,000. $0.02 > > > > > > Total $25.67 to $25.82 per month. > > > > > > It'd be useful for smaller hosts but you could get a really high end > web > > > plan for the same price from a webhosting company. > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 5:56 AM, Alec Sanger <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > >> Has anyone thought to use an S3 host such as jungledisk? The rates are > > >> INCREDIBLY nice. They charge only for what you use. > > >> > > >> Storage > > >> > > >> $0.15 per GB-Month of storage used > > >> > > >> > > >> Data Transfer > > >> > > >> $0.10 per GB of data uploaded > > >> > > >> $0.17 per GB of data downloaded > > >> > > >> Requests > > >> > > >> $0.01 per 1,000 upload requests > > >> > > >> $0.01 per 10,000 download requests > > >> > > >> > > >> no minimum payments, and for an extra dollar per month you can have > > direct > > >> web access to all of your files. My last bill was only $1.41 for > several > > >> gigs worth of data. I'm not sure about the speeds, but I believe the > > files > > >> are placed in multiple datacenters so not everyone is downloading from > > the > > >> same place. > > >> > > >> http://www.jungledisk.com/ > > >> > > >> Just a thought. May not work very well. Maybe I'll test it this month. > > >> > > >> > > >> Thank you, > > >> Alec Sanger > > >> P: 248.941.3813 > > >> F: 313.286.8945 > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>> Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:42:35 +1100 > > >>> From: [email protected] > > >>> To: [email protected] > > >>> Subject: Re: [hlds] New Topic: Map Hosting Solutions > > >>> > > >>> It seems odd to me that a lot of hosts are using their own webspace > to > > >>> > > >> host > > >> > > >>> the same files as other hosts. I get that that it would take some > > >>> organization, but i imagine that established GSPs would benefit from > a > > >>> communal, locality based download server. > > >>> > > >>> Eg, here in Australia as a small time server operator it is cheaper > for > > >>> > > >> me > > >> > > >>> to get a US host for downloadable content than to use a local one, > but > > if > > >>> there was an option to pay a small fee to contribute to a local > server > > i > > >>> would jump at the oppurtunity. > > >>> > > >>> On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 10:31 PM, Cc2iscooL <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> Not sure. I was just curious. > > >>>> > > >>>> On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 5:26 AM, Jeff Sugar <[email protected]> > > >>>> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >>>>> Well, there is more than one way to look at it. As a rule, my guess > > >>>>> > > >> is > > >> > > >>>>> while > > >>>>> this mailing list isn't generally meant for that type of thing, > there > > >>>>> probably isn't a hard rule against it. However, since people were > > >>>>> > > >> asking > > >> > > >>>>> for > > >>>>> a solution to this very problem, I suppose it's not such a bad > thing > > >>>>> > > >> to > > >> > > >>>>> make > > >>>>> the service known to those who would enjoy it. Dunno. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 5:20 AM, Cc2iscooL <[email protected]> > > >>>>> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >>>>>> Is this kind of advertising even allowed here? > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 4:04 AM, Support - Frrsh < > > >>>>>> > > >> [email protected] > > >> > > >>>>>>> wrote: > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> We can host the maps for you. for $5.00 p.c.m > > >>>>>>> Would be simple FTP account to upload all your files to. Dedi > > >>>>>>> > > >> has > > >> > > >>>>>>> 100mbit full duplex line into and unlimited bandwidth. Free > > >>>>>>> > > >> 10day > > >> > > >>>>> trial > > >>>>> > > >>>>>>> to try and can import all your maps etc from your current host > > >>>>>>> > > >>>> directly > > >>>> > > >>>>>>> onto the server for $10 if you want. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Can also have web hosting if you want but I suspect you already > > >>>>>>> > > >> have > > >> > > >>>>>> that! > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Any questions just email [email protected] <mailto: > > >>>>>>> > > >> [email protected] > > >> > > >>>>>>> Kind Regards > > >>>>>>> Ollie C. > > >>>>>>> Frrsh > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Sales: > > >>>>>>> Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Support: > > >>>>>>> Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Jeff Sugar wrote: > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> Don't forget good speeds :v Many cheap hosts, while providing > > >>>>>>>> > > >> more > > >> > > >>>>>>> bandwidth > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> than you could ever use in a month, will not do well with > > >>>>>>>> > > >> multiple > > >> > > >>>>>>>> concurrent downloads at high speeds. I'm lucky enough these > > >>>>>>>> > > >> days to > > >> > > >>>>>> have > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>> a > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> 2x100mbit line on my dedicated server to serve the maps as well > > >>>>>>>> > > >> as > > >> > > >>>>> the > > >>>>> > > >>>>>>>> servers, but I remember the woes of some of the shared hosts we > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>> went > > >>>> > > >>>>>> with > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> when an entire server full of people were downloading a map > > >>>>>>>> > > >> (and, > > >> > > >>>> of > > >>>> > > >>>>>>> course, > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> there's no way via svdownloadurl to get from multiple locations > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>> without > > >>>>> > > >>>>>>>> doing something serverside with htaccess and a randomized > > >>>>>>>> > > >> redirect) > > >> > > >>>>>>>> -Atreus > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 8:06 PM, <valvesoftware.com@ > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>> dynamicbits.com> > > >>>> > > >>>>>>> wrote: > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> Unless you are doing this professionally, you will find that > > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>> organizing > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> a group of people and keeping up with the money collection is > > >>>>>>>>> > > >> too > > >> > > >>>>> time > > >>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> consuming to be worth it. All one needs is a good $5-8/month > > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>> shared > > >>>> > > >>>>>>>>> hosting package. Search for highly rated hosts with good > > >>>>>>>>> > > >> reviews. > > >> > > >>>>> All > > >>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> you are looking for is uptime and bandwidth. You don't need > > >>>>>>>>> > > >> any > > >> > > >>>>>> features > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> aside from the ability to directly download files. > > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>> archives, > > >>>>> > > >>>>>>> please visit: > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > >>>>>>> > > >>>> archives, > > >>>> > > >>>>>>> please visit: > > >>>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > >>>>>> > > >> archives, > > >> > > >>>>>> please visit: > > >>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > >>>>> > > >> archives, > > >> > > >>>>> please visit: > > >>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > >>>> please visit: > > >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > >>> > > >> please visit: > > >> > > >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > >>> > > >> _________________________________________________________________ > > >> Windows Live™ Hotmail(R): Chat. 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