Who Would Be A Reliable Dedicated Web Host For A Relatively Large MP3 Site?
Hi there,
I am searching for a safe dedicated hosting company that will be able to meet the needs of my future music site. On my site, users will be qualified to upload/ download mp3's as well as upload photos. I am not entirely sure what I am going to for in terms of plans, or how many page views(est: >300,000)/ mp3 downloads I will be getting a month, but recognize that I want to be on the safe side, and insure that there will not be a server overload, allowing at least several hundred people to access the site at the same while, without it slowing down. Users will be able to preview music as well , and I want to make positive that this function works smoothly without having connection issues due to too much activity at any noted time. I am not entirely sure how many users will be uploading music, however, I am estimating that I will have over 50 GB of music on the site. I constraint a cost-effective solution, but do not want to cut corners with a plan that cannot support the site. Thanks be given to you!
Sorry for not mentioning--these mp3's will be copyrighted by the users who uploaded. There will be absolutely no piracy on the site.
Also meant to add, I have no interest in using shared hosting--These shared hosting companies sometimes put thousands of sites on the same server, and cannot liberate on the amount of transfer/storage that they offer. The sites have a "fair use" clause, and will instantly sequester one's site down, if it's clogging up the server. Just to clarify, I am NOT expecting at least 300,000 downloads a month, but 300,000 number views. This is a very rough estimate, but would be about 10,000 page views a day.
Discontinuance out Site5. They have an amazing deal going that will give you 110GB of storage and 5TB a month of bandwidth. That should be more than good enough for your 300,000 downloads a month. And it only costs $5 a month ($120 for 2 years!)
Stopping it out:
http://www.site5.com/in.php?id=28901
EDIT:
I forgot to mention:
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