Quick hosting question...

[thizzladen]

What kind of hosting would I have to get if I wanted to upload all the programs I am offering for download on my forums into my hosting?

Would "Unlimited" hosting plan + rapidleech be a smart idea?

thizzladen Reviewed by thizzladen on 17th Sep 2009. Quick hosting question... What kind of hosting would I have to get if I wanted to upload all the programs I am offering for download on my forums into my hosting? Would "Unlimited" hosting plan + rapidleech be a smart idea? Rating: 5

[GeeZus]

Some offshore, dedicated server sounds about right.

But i'd still worry if i was you hosting all the stuff on it.

[Jesse]

You'd need multiple dedicated servers if you are talking about what I think. Hosting all the downloads yourself? Hosting providers are going to be having wet dreams about you if this is true.

There is no such thing as unlimited. Most unlimited bandwidth web hosts will have a fair usage policy in their terms of service. The fair usage policy gives the web host the right to discontinue your account if they consider your use of their service unfair. How they define unfair is arbitrary but will always involve drawing a line somewhere on the amount of bandwidth/disk space you can use. They will not tell you where they draw this line, because then they'd be setting a limit on bandwidth usage and would no longer be able to claim unlimited bandwidth. When you reach this invisible line, the web host will discontinue your service completely. They also set "inodes" for the unlimited space to cover how many files you may host on your account. Then they have the if you use so much resources for set amount of time your done.

PS: that picture is creepy

[thizzladen]

Hmm...

That sounds about right. I am thinking of having a download site but can't risk having broken links.

Is there any official offshore host that's been around for a while or am I gonna have to buy hosting plans every 2 months for this?

[Jesse]

I have no idea about anyone who would go near this

[Hyperz]

You'd need to get hosting in Russia or some African country to do what you want to do I think. But hosting there will be either slow, shitty, expensive or most likely, all of them.