04-17-2005, 08:27 PM
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I am going to negotiate with some local radio station on a possibility to help them go live on internet. What are your suggestions on use of VPS for broadcasting a shoutcast feed? What are viable options?
- RackForce 1.5mbps VPS
- JVDS essential unlimited (3mbps shared)
- ???
I guess since it's a radio broadcast I should not risk and propose limited bandwidth option. IMHO it wont be more then 10-20-30 listeners in a time but better safe then sorry...
Did someone try a VPS as an internet broadcasting station?
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04-17-2005, 08:50 PM
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It would work, however using unmetered/shared bandwidth for broadcasting is highly unreccomended, you need good quality bandwidth, that isn't oversold.
Remember 1mbit is around 300GB/mo or 36x 28k slots (which is generally what they are).
Dan
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04-17-2005, 10:18 PM
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Junior Guru
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I did think about this option as well. But it would be harder to explain to the radio station the idea of Gigabyte limit then the listener limit. But - yes I understand your point. But then - allocated bandwidth plans are also oversold aint they?
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04-18-2005, 01:36 AM
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Web Hosting Master
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As long as the bandwidth is burstable, you are probally best to be on a transfer quantity limit instead of rate limit, because I would assume the load is not evenly distributed... people probably tune in during the day more then late at night.
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04-29-2005, 01:22 AM
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You mentioned shoutcast. This is difficult to implement on a VPS using Virtuozzo. I believe you need access to rool level and normally VPS does not give you this.
Ask around to see if anyone has used shoutcast on a VPS successfully.
Let us know how you make out with your project.
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04-29-2005, 01:41 AM
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Web Hosting Master
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VPS using Virtuozzo, UML etc all have root access and I've run Shoutcast on most of them without problem
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04-29-2005, 01:54 AM
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Blue, Furry and Comfortable
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I'll second this with Rus. I have seen Shoutcast run on a lot of VPS's w/o any problem at all.
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04-29-2005, 09:59 AM
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& Goliath
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: San Diego
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I can triple that!
The whole reason behind a VPS is so that you can have root access but on a 'shared' virtual level.
Control!
//Runs multiple shoutcast daemons on a few different VPS providers.
OP,
You should have no issue - just research any specific provider thoroughly before going with them.
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