Best Script For FileHost

[Myth?]

You need thousands of dollars to start a filehost, and keep t running son.

[Smith]

$300 for a script? Are you kidding?

You need at least $1500 for a decent script. Another $300 per server and 1 dedicated for website.

One simply does not start a filehost with $1000 in his pocket.

[JmZ]

Good filehost scripts cost, far more than $1k.

Even then, most of them are terrible. Mashed together by some devs wanting a quick payout.

Glad im not one of those devs *shifty eyes*

As for 'XFS', it really cannot be compared to a quality custom script at all.
Generally people who aren't willing to fund their "filehost venture" use such scripts, and unsurprisingly, fail sooner than those who actually put their own money and effort in.

[Aditi Ashu]

then xfs if good for me .. i was thinking that buy xfs and a template design who can design a good template ... with it.. a good dedi.. when it will full i will buy more.. for start a filehost only script and servers need ?? or any thing else..

[flowers]

business accounts with payment processors i guess is must too.

Paypal will trouble you as well.

[roadrunner]

lol dude, ive been following this thread, and you really have no idea do you, how long do you think it will take to fill a server?

I could up 6TB in a matter of hours from various other servers, and what would I have paid you for it ? perhaps $5-$10 for a prem account.

So thats one $80 server full with my shit, and may make you perhaps 2 prem upgrades so there is a $50 loss to start with.

Then ontop of that my downloads will be slow as you only have one server and im banging the shit out of that, so then you get a bad name and thats it DEAD

You cant start with just 1 server my friend, think about server loads etc.

NO NO you need a 4 figure sum to even get on the first rung of the ladder.

I have 8 dedi's right now, and in my mind that prob isnt enough to start a FH with.

But I admire your get up and go, but seriously study what you are doing, or I fear big losses for you !!!

Cheers
RR

[flowers]

^^^ truly agree.

With just one server, your hosting wont get past one week even.

Megaupload was paying like 9000$ daily (i think i read that in TF news).

So if you want just 1% of traffic they had, even then expect atleast 100$ daily server expense.

[SiMmER]

if u can even spent 1lakh minimum [2000$] then there is no use of opening a filehost..

how will you pay the uploaders ? ads ? ppl won't buy premium that easy i'm in the line from 2008 u have to generate revenue via ads like megaupload did the reason why their free speeds were awesome !

invest some $$$ to earn some $$$$

by ur posts i can tell u don't even know php or anything abt linux.. i'm not an expert either but ur entering in the wrong line.. just my 1cent..

bye

[JmZ]

Just an FYI:

Filehosts are almost guaranteed to be at a huge loss for the first two months at least.
Which is why a considerable amount of funding is required usually.

This being because you'll be paying out a hefty sum for servers but have no immediate popularity. Even if you manage to grow it in the first month, people will not buy premium until it becomes more established, especially not enough to cover server costs.

So yeah, reconsider if you don't have the initial funding to back it.

[DannyS]

There's no point of opening a FileHost anyway... Unless you make lot's of $$$, and I mean LOT's.