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[beawar111]

Hello
I want to buy a dedicated server with unmetered bandwidth
and i want to add a live video streaming to it
which software i need and how can i install it and which OS is best for live streaming

Thanks

[forumtalk]

Well you can do this with Linux or windows

Linux - Shoutcast, Icecast, Steamcast - NSV (free)
Windows - Windows Media , Real ( cost )

[Corey Blaser]

You say you need "unmetered" bandwidth, but unmetered could mean quite different things at different hosts. Some hosts will give you unmetered with a 256 kbps pipe and technically you are unmetered, but you cannot burst past that. Your users will get amazingly slow load times, but you WILL be unmetered.

I think what you need is to contract for a specific bandwidth range with a burstable speed. The first month you will not need a lot, but keep a close eye on your stats, because overages will kill you unless you have a really good deal with your provider.

You could also look into a separate service to serve your video streams and a box to host the "host" site, possibly just a VPS. This can cuts costs down quite a bit. I know that sites like Diggnation do just that (not the VPS part... ), and they get millions of downloads a month.

[beawar111]

Hello
what about giga-international
they have a dedicated servers with 100Mbps and unmetered bandwidth

Or you mean that they offer unmetered and in fact the server is limited?

[cristibighea]

Let me put it this way: if you had 100mbps dedicated bandwidth you would be able to push 33000GB per month(if fully using the connection constantly). On these cheap deals that say unmetered and unlimited you will be on a shared 100mbps line, meaning you will probably only be able to push up to let's say 7000GB per month, if you're lucky.

[beawar111]

So Can you tell me what is the best thing that can i do to have best service
Please help me

[roja]

which script you are running for video streaming>???

[Corey Blaser]

The "best service" is kind of relative.

• What kind of traffic do you think you will get from your website?
• The videos you will serve, are they Flash, H.264, etc...
• What front end software will your site run?
• is the video going to be user generated and uploaded or are you going to generate it for users to watch?

I guess we need this kind of info to help direct you to the "best" solution for you.



[edit] Oh, and where are your users coming from? This is important.

[beawar111]

I am a starter in video streaming
So which script is the best as you think?
And on which OS it work?

[roja]

if i am not wrong than you start a video sharing site like youtube... right ??

You can run at Linux with centos , fedora or any free option that is available .

just dont buy vshare.in script , its sucks , i know because i bought once and still have in my computer..

this is dedi server section so i think we cant talk about softwares so i will send you a pm shortly with details about siveo scripts.

[beawar111]

I want to stream a live tv not like youtube

And if i buy a dedicated server is good choice or do an other thing?

[beawar111]

Now the company Giga-international sayes that the port 100Mbps is not shared
if it is true then i can use about 32000GB band per month

Or i'm wrong?

[Looie]

Do you mean something like Sopcast?

[Looie]

And yes, ~33TB/mo is correct

[beawar111]

What is Sopcast?
one of my client want to broadcast his satellite TV on the net
By windows media or real or any other way
Just to stream the tv live on the net
So which way is the best to me to do that thing?