Hosting for video clips

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I'm making a website with image galleries, videos and mp3. There will be about 20-30 video clips and mp3 files for playing online from server. So, I guess I should look for hosting companies offering large monthly bandwidth.

Can anyone recommend me a good hosting company for this type of websites?

Thanks in advance.
 
As Jordan has stated, a post in the web hosting requests may yield some offers. You must however read the TOS of the hosting provider you choose and contact their abuse dept. for approval, in the case that you host unlicensed mp3s and videos on your account. This can include celebrity music videos and songs, whether public or not.
 
Yes... maybe I should post it in Web Hosting Requests section, but my question here could be:

What are important features I should take a look when I choosing hosting company for video clips website? Is it bandwidth? Something more?

Note that this website will be with legal content.
 
Well this would depend on your actual requirements. If you are using a video script such as Clipshare or any youtube clone, you are definitely going to need FFMPEG, Mencoder, Mplayer, FLVTool, etc... This is already included in hosts that specifically specialize in "ffmpeg hosting".

Diskspace will be a factor depending on the size of your videos, pictures, and mp3 combined. Bandwidth would become a factor depending on both the size of the files and the expected traffic for your site. You would want to have some kind of leech protection if you are very limited on bandwidth.

The most known host IMO for this kind of environment is CirtexHosting. However, I do not hold any guarantee of the service. I used them personally before but I don't want to be the influential figure in your decision. Just please do not end up with an oversold server. FFMpeg really does take up a lot of resources to convert a video. You also want to make sure the port connection to the server is at least 100MB.

If you do not have a script already, something called "Media Max Script" will integrate all 3 functions in one, the image gallery, mp3 streaming, and video streaming. However, it will cost some $$$. You can always browse through hotscripts.com
 
Start out small, and grow. Find a web host that can grow with you: not just in terms of providing you more diskspace and bandwidth when you need it, but a host that has options to move to a dedicated server if your site ever requires those full resources.
 
I personally think Going for a Virtual Private would be Ideal for your requirements,however hosting in a shared environment wouldn't be that negative.
 
I think a VPS would provide you more security, flexibility, and performance. Shared hosting is not bad, but a VPS would make your stuff in its own environment. Resources ment for you, and not shared. (in a sense)
 
Well, if you go the VPS route, you will need to make sure you know how to install FFMpeg and it's dependencies, have a host that will do this for you, or use one of the ffmpeg script installers lurking on the internet.

The challenge that definitely comes with vps on a video site is finding the largest amount of guaranteed/burstable memory and the port speed, all for a reasonable price. If you are paying a managed dedicated price for a vps, that's a no-no.
 
disk space and bandwith suggested

commonly for video and mp3 files, people do not need too large amount of disk space .
2-6 gb disk space will be perfect in some cases.
and for bandwidth 70 gb- 120 gb will be perfect for starter and big enough to anticipate the next growth
 
Hello,

I would really consider not selecting an standard shared hosting provider of course!.

Me careful when selecting an VPS, as most times you are left to manage it yourself and you will want to insure that the settings on the VPS are stable, or your have issues.

My suggestion would be to get into an "grid" or "clustered" solution that offers scalability. Doing this will provide you a piece of mind when your site is on-line.
 
Videos and mp3's are often pretty bandwidth intensive, so I would say that would be the number one feature you are going to need. Storage space may or may not be an issue, depending on if your video clips and mp3 files will fit comfortably on there. Also, would you have user submissions for the files, or would you be uploading everything yourself? If the latter, space shouldn't be as big of an issue.
 
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