New server required!

Jason · 18th December 2003, 03:52 AM

SitePoint who have kindly been hosting diyAudio for free for the last 4 years have recently moved servers and this one will be shutting up shop soon. No cause for alarm - we'll have plenty of notice before the plug is pulled

In all seriousness though, we're looking for a new server, which means either somebody could donate some space on one of their boxes, or we could put round the hat and go get hosted at a pay-for place.

If anyone does have a spare box, all I need is the keys - I know linux and webserver configuration very well.

Anyway, consider this a first round message, we'll see if we catch any fish!

Cheers!

Jason!

li_gangyi · 18th December 2003, 03:59 AM

it's gonna be hard trying to find someone with the bandwidth thoguh...how much are we looking at??

AudioFreak · 18th December 2003, 04:01 AM

If i remember correctly.

Approx 1GB database
Approx 30GB outgoing
Approx 5GB incoming

those are monthly stats.

Jason · 18th December 2003, 04:01 AM

We've been working on getting it down as much as possible, but the stats at the moment are roughly:

Bandwidth: 30GB / month
Database: 1GB
Requirements: Should run on a basic PHP/MySQL
Disk space: 100M - though a few GB would be nice for the odd database manipulation

Netlist · 19th December 2003, 07:56 AM

What would the cost be for a pay-server?
Also, are there rough estimates on how DiyAudio will grow and what space and bandwidth will be needed in a couple of years?

/Hugo

dhaen · 19th December 2003, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by AudioFreak
If i remember correctly.

Approx 1GB database
Approx 30GB outgoing
Approx 5GB incoming

those are monthly stats.

Hey, if we "lost" the 4 most prolific posters, we could half that

RobWells · 19th December 2003, 11:30 PM

I wouldn't begrudge paying an annual subscription for this site. It could help filter out some 'noise' - As long as it was affordable for most people....

Rob

jwb · 20th December 2003, 02:19 AM

Hosting with 50GB/month of bandwidth would cost approx $1800/month (Verio). Probably best to try to find a generous sponsor or to setup a membership program. I'd pay $100/year to belong, if there was some benefit.

Suggested benefits of membership:

Ability to see long threads as one page
Unlimited searching
Ability to use HTML

li_gangyi · 20th December 2003, 02:20 AM

An average gun with DSL...say 512down and 256up...wun be able to carry the traffic right?? What's a reccommended transfer??

jwb · 20th December 2003, 07:15 AM

I'm blown away by the 30GB/month bandwidth usage! The first page of this thread requires a 70KB transfer. I took the first six comments and reduced the markup to less than 4KB. Scaling linearly, this should be about 10KB per page, an 85% reduction.

I didn't include a lot of the navigation and peripheral junk, but my mockup is functionally and visually equivalent to the main part of the page. Some of the typefaces may differ, but that's a simple matter of style and I don't want to spend my whole life working on this. I hope it may give you some ideas on reducing the size of your responses.

Tested in Mozilla, IE, and Safari:
http://saturn5.com/~jwb/contest/diy.html

Cheers,
jwb

18th December 2003, 03:52 AM	#1
Jason :) diyAudio Administrator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Melbourne Blog Entries: 1	New server required! SitePoint who have kindly been hosting diyAudio for free for the last 4 years have recently moved servers and this one will be shutting up shop soon. No cause for alarm - we'll have plenty of notice before the plug is pulled In all seriousness though, we're looking for a new server, which means either somebody could donate some space on one of their boxes, or we could put round the hat and go get hosted at a pay-for place. If anyone does have a spare box, all I need is the keys - I know linux and webserver configuration very well. Anyway, consider this a first round message, we'll see if we catch any fish! Cheers! Jason!

18th December 2003, 03:59 AM	#2
li_gangyi diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Woodlands Circle	it's gonna be hard trying to find someone with the bandwidth thoguh...how much are we looking at?? __________________ Kids in the back seat cause accidents...Accidents in the back seat cause kids...

18th December 2003, 04:01 AM	#3
AudioFreak Warp Engineer On Holiday Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Queensland, Australia	If i remember correctly. Approx 1GB database Approx 30GB outgoing Approx 5GB incoming those are monthly stats. __________________ - Dan

19th December 2003, 07:56 AM	#5
Netlist diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003	What would the cost be for a pay-server? Also, are there rough estimates on how DiyAudio will grow and what space and bandwidth will be needed in a couple of years? /Hugo __________________ Freedom is never free. -Unknown-

20th December 2003, 02:20 AM	#9
li_gangyi diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Woodlands Circle	An average gun with DSL...say 512down and 256up...wun be able to carry the traffic right?? What's a reccommended transfer?? __________________ Kids in the back seat cause accidents...Accidents in the back seat cause kids...


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19th December 2003, 11:30 PM	#7
RobWells diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: UK	I wouldn't begrudge paying an annual subscription for this site. It could help filter out some 'noise' - As long as it was affordable for most people.... Rob

20th December 2003, 02:19 AM	#8
jwb diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, USA	Hosting with 50GB/month of bandwidth would cost approx $1800/month (Verio). Probably best to try to find a generous sponsor or to setup a membership program. I'd pay $100/year to belong, if there was some benefit. Suggested benefits of membership: Ability to see long threads as one page Unlimited searching Ability to use HTML

20th December 2003, 07:15 AM	#10
jwb diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, USA	Less markup, less bandwidth I'm blown away by the 30GB/month bandwidth usage! The first page of this thread requires a 70KB transfer. I took the first six comments and reduced the markup to less than 4KB. Scaling linearly, this should be about 10KB per page, an 85% reduction. I didn't include a lot of the navigation and peripheral junk, but my mockup is functionally and visually equivalent to the main part of the page. Some of the typefaces may differ, but that's a simple matter of style and I don't want to spend my whole life working on this. I hope it may give you some ideas on reducing the size of your responses. Tested in Mozilla, IE, and Safari: http://saturn5.com/~jwb/contest/diy.html Cheers, jwb

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