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This is actually not a bad idea. My biggest concern with this is
service reliability. I want all streams, services and whatnot
related to the community I'm building to be as reliable as possible.
I also want it to be as professional as possible. There are lots of
"western saloon" type communities out there, and I want what I'm
doing to be more than that, even given the limited/nonexistent
budget I'm initially working with. Now that I've said that, I realise that using remote files detracts from that reliability, even if I use a site like archive.org. But still... what if there's a power outage at home while I'm away (or even when I'm home, for that matter)? (Say it with me - UPS! Something I was thinking about getting anyway.) What if I move or my internet service cuts out? What if, what if, what if? Am I worrying too much? :-P I'm definitely going to think the local hosting approach over some more. In the meantime, the 100% remote files setup I'm testing appears to be working well. I'll have to see how it holds up for a hodge-podge of sites, with both MP3 and Ogg, long playlists, and varying download speeds from those sites. On 09/28/11 15:19, Brandon Casci wrote: If this were me, and I know you are not me :), and I couldn't afford to pay $50, $80, $100 per month for adequate VPS storage, then I would run liquid-soap locally and let the VPS handle my website. I'd store the files locally. I'd use an existing PC or buy used one. You could probably find someone giving one away. Maybe even even just a used hard drive. I see one right now. $15 for 150GB, with an external enclosure..not bad. Even if you store files at a high quality lossy format like 192K MP3, 150GB will get fit like 2,100 hours of audio, or 3 months worth. If 150GB we're not enough and I couldn't spend for than $15 on the hard drive, I would archive the original high bitrate files to CD or DVD ROM's, which cost pennies each, and load up the broadcasting box with 64k or 80k ogg files...giving me a capacity of something like 4,200 hours, or 6 months of content. |
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