Hey guys,
I'm currently working on a website for open source content sharing, no copyrighted content will be allowed in any way.
The website will have the option to upload to US or EU servers, no speed limits or reasonable ones (10Mbps+).
Large files (1-2 Gb) uploads will be allowed.
No, or low (10 sec) waiting times and readable captcha's.
These are the values I was thinking of, but I'm open to suggestions, I need some limits especially for guests to prevent abuse: http://screencast.com/t/1Z17ekSNI4z
I have plenty of servers available within 10-20 minutes of my request so I will be able to handle almost any quantity of traffic.
What do you think of this, will it help the open source community ? Personally I hate the current sharing sites used with low speeds, unreadable captcha's or huge waiting times.
Thanks for taking the time of reading and replying to my topic.
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Hi All,
There has been some discussion regarding hosting of Dutty's ROM's since bandwidth usage has become an issue. Lots have people have jumped in offering to host files, which is great!
Between all of us who benefit from this site, and the hard work of all the chefs, we should set up a file mirroring service?
I'm actually in the hosting industry, and can contribute quite a bit to this, however it's would certainly be better to have as many servers sharing the load as possible.
Just Kaiser CAB's and ROM's to begin with, until we get an ideal of bandwidth usage.
I'm happy to set it all up, and work with others who are willing to help.
I'd suggest we have one master server where chefs can upload their files. Each night at 1am we can rsync files out to all the other servers.
I have a nice script that will dish out encoded download URL's evenly so load gets shared out across all servers.
What do you think?
Potential Mirrors:
mattpark- Most London DC's, Databanx Newcastle, plenty of bandwidth
jagofulford - Uk based (docklands), 100Mb/s Connection, 10Tb Bandwidth per month
Once I have worthy list, I'll get about setting all this up, and will PM those who have expressed an interest.
Any chef's out there who would like to register their interest in uploading their files to a mirror PM me.
Cheers,
Matt
This sounds like a fantastic idea to host all the ROMs in one location, and hopefully ease any burden on cooks distributing their good work. While I can't cook a ROM, I can offer hosting:
Uk based (docklands), 100Mb/s Connection, 10Tb Bandwidth per month
I hope this is of some use, PM me if it's required.
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Uk based (docklands), 100Mb/s Connection, 10Tb Bandwidth per month
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Awesome.
I'm in multiple DC's with a wide range of kit and connectivity.
I'll start a list for easy reference.
Moved it up to post number 2-------^
Few more mirrors needed before this takes off...?
First off let me say you guys rock!!!!
Ok now on to the topic.
DROP.IO
File service free 100mb uplad can be acessed by anyone or passworded no identification of yourself or anyone other than ip collection (they do this for the purpose of peventing people who distribute warez ect...ect...) No i dont work for them i just think its great and a great way to get the roms out without rapidshare ect...
So a great distrobution possibility just know that if the feds come knocking on their door they will give out your ip. It also is not searchable via crawlers so no unknowing visitors will enter your drop.
For more info listen to leo laporte's net at night here:
http://twit.tv/natn46
Keep up the good work and thanks for cooking.
i think 4shared.com is better!
I just want to find a good site that hosts stuff that my work doesn't block
4Shared for the win.
have the 4shared crowd checked out drop.io before the cast their verdict??
can you email files to 4shared if needed ?
can you fax to 4 shared?
can you get to it from a corporate site?? (NO) for 4 shared it's blocked by my work but i can allways email anything to anywhere.
can you get rss updates of 4shared files???
1+ hour to upload a rom? drop.io is to slow.
Rapidshare and 4Shared are a beter solution, it takes me only 12 min. to upload the same rom.
wait for it thats what it says but it only took me about 10-12 min to upload a rom to it!
So it would seem to be the same as 4 shared
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wait for it thats what it says but it only took me about 10-12 min to upload a rom to it!
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Englewood NJ (drop.io) is a long way from Breda NL, maybe there are some bad routes between them.
I thought the whole point of using Rapidshare, MegaUpload, and 4shared was to keep our IP addresses as masked as possible. Since M$ and a few other have ravager-sized bugs (WoW joke) up their patooties about rom sharing.
mine said 1 hour and 10min originally but then completed in the 10 min a second test upload of dutty's latest version zipped completed in the same 10 ish min.
If anyone wants to download this file and tell me how long it takes id appriciate the feedback
http://drop.io/jiggaman
heck they even let you have voice mail.
hope i dont offend you buy posting your rom dutty i'll take it down tomight if you like.
why is it that you are pushing for ppl to use drop.io so much??
Don't know why you are pushing this site so much! But it does seem to have fast download servers
Downloads to Cleveland, ohio
The op 's site download of dutty's rom - 1.56 MB/Sec
Rapid Share download of same 1.02 MB/Sec
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why is it that you are pushing for ppl to use drop.io so much??
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Because
I just want to find a good site that hosts stuff that my work doesn't block
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Shouldn't he be working instead of flashing?
rofl.....that's right jefem24, get back to work
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If anyone wants to download this file and tell me how long it takes id appriciate the feedback
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Download under the 2 min. and thats ok for me.
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I thought the whole point of using Rapidshare, MegaUpload, and 4shared was to keep our IP addresses as masked as possible. Since M$ and a few other have ravager-sized bugs (WoW joke) up their patooties about rom sharing.
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Well you ip will not show up anywhere excep in the drop.io logs microsoft cant get them unless they get the feds to get them they wont release them unless there isa court order.
Quote from their site. Seems reasonable to me.
Since we do not have any personally identifiable information about Users, we do not have any such information to use, share, sell or rent to third parties. We may have aggregated information obtained from cookies, but that does not include any personally identifiable information.
We do not monitor Content or Drops, however we reserve the right to do so under certain circumstances. We may disclose whatever information we do have (including Content), or delete Content in its entirety, when we believe it is appropriate to comply with the law (e.g., a lawful subpoena, warrant, or court order) or with requests of law enforcement authorities; to enforce or apply this Privacy Policy or other policies or agreements; to protect other Users’ rights, property or safety; to protect our Users from fraudulent, abusive or unlawful use of, or if we reasonably believe that an emergency involving immediate danger of death or serious physical injury to a person requires disclosure of communications or Content or justifies disclosure without delay. In addition, any Content may be disclosed as part of any merger, financing or sale of company assets. We may also use automated processes to scan Content to enable us to serve advertising based on the appearance of certain words or phrases in your Content. We will not provide advertisers with any specific information regarding individual Drops.
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Drop.IO is blocked by Websense, much like every other file-sharing site.
files.ww.com is about the only one I've found that isn't (yet).
What are the legal implications for hosting ROMs as I've seen m$oft hot on the heals of xda-developers in the past.
I wouldn't mind hosting them as a free contribution to xda-developers.
I think I could set up the following.
- Each developer has his own area to upload files via SSL web interface or SFTP.
- All files get virus checked and checksumed/signed.
- Host carrier will be 100mbps tier 2. Depending on how successful it is I can cluster the setup to several tier 1 carriers each @ 1gbps.
- Hosts will be on my Class C which are guaranteed clean IP addresses.
- Downside my tier 1 and tier 2 carriers are based at a London POP if anyone wants to team up with a cluster between London, New York that would really rock.
Drop IO Sucks! You tell anything about your Work doesnt block this side???
The URL is:http://drop.io/jiggaman
The category of this URL isersonal Network Storage and Backup
Either 'force_deny' or 'force_exception' was matched in policy
blocking.exception
This is the message from a Bluecode Proxy and Websense match this side too :->
well the place i work dosent block it and no i dont work for them just heard about it and thought it was cool im gonna use it maybe to upload podcasts i may be doing to since it's free and i can send them from every where. and listeners would be able to leave voice mail feedback.
I guess the it departments listen to the same podcasts since they bloacked it for some people allready. mine still allows it for now.
well use it or not just thought id put another option out there for people who dont like rapid share and the likes of it.
any how im off to my real job i'lll step off the soap box.
Hello-
I'm not exactly sure if this is the right subforum, but I'm excited to let everyone know about a little project I've been working on for the past few days.
It's always bugged me that all the awesome developers on here and ppcgeeks.com have to struggle to with 3rd party services (e.g. rapidshare) to distribute their creations. I've been toying with the notion of some sort of free hosting for a while now, and have finally gone ahead with it.
There are no catches, this isn't a scam, nor is this spam. It's fully featured web hosting. However it is to be used for mobile development only...don't go using it to share your vacation photos! Also, I have no plans to put ads on user sites providing at least a few people throw some bucks towards the server.
Depending upon demand, the packages may change, but for now it's 1 GB storage/50 GB monthly bandwidth and pretty much unlimited everything else (email, MySQL databases, etc).
Read more about it and sign up here: www.pocketdevelopers.com
Enjoy!
-TM
Have you ever wondered what the rainfall is and if you log your own records what other guys around you get?
This Idea came when I searched Playstore and found No hits, not one. This might be because no one on earth cares about amount of rainfall statistics, if that is the case then this thread can be regarded as web trash...
But I have an need for being able to log it on my phone and comparing stats with others
The idea of the app is that you upload your data as rain falls and other users do the same, not only will it be convenient and quick to use android for this but if uploaded to the web, others can access regional data and check different locations rainfall stats(map view maybe).
And the best of all is that once a few people constantly upload information it will escalate into an self sustaining application requiring minimal maintenance and updates.
How hard can it be to develop such an app and what skills will be required?
Hope you can share your thoughts on this topic, if it sound like an epic fail, speak your mind...
Hello,
If a site like AndroidFileHost.com enters a state of abandonment, a risky period begins due to the wealthy of (legacy) data shared and linked through it, and its continued use as the #1 mirror for much of the development community.
I noticed the following signs that arouse my suspicion:
- It seems to be no longer possible for new members to gain upload rights, for instance, my application is unreviewed (not denied nor approved) for about 2 months now. I heard the same from some pals. Despite that i pointed to my XDA profile and put a good example of what my first use of that site would be, uploading firmwares. Letters about the approval, as they already have a notice box for, don't get answerred
If it was only that, i wouldn't have begun this discussion as it can be that they are just overloaded when it comes to manpower. But no, that's not just it
- Their site is inoperable very regularly, with the same SQL errors (and subtypes of errors) - indicating they just don't get to fix the causes - on many page loads and refreshes. If you keep hitting F5 the desired page may load, sometimes even after 10 tries, it seems to come in waves and then, during a day their site is affected by these errors, it may as well work for some seconds or minutes.
Example of such error, one that in fact i encountered during log in page loading today (already after their main page was hard to load due to the same type of error):
Code:
Warning: PDO::prepare(): SQLSTATE[00000]: No error: PDO constructor was not called in /web/libs/classes/SqlCache.php on line 11
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function execute() on null in /web/libs/classes/SqlCache.php:16 Stack trace: #0 /web/libs/classes/SqlCache.php(40): SqlCache::runSql('SELECT pref_nam...') #1 /web/libs/classes/System.php(1308): SqlCache::getCachedSql('SQL_CACHE_SYSTE...', 'SELECT pref_nam...', 60) #2 /web/libs/classes/System.php(11): System->update() #3 /web/libs/global.inc.php(123): System->__construct('live') #4 /web/user/index.php(3): require_once('/web/libs/globa...') #5 {main} thrown in /web/libs/classes/SqlCache.php on line 16
Despite mailing them with contact form several times during several weeks, to try help them by reporting the SQL errors on page loads as well, they haven't fixed it nor ever responded, just like with the account approval inquiries. I get the strong vibe that simply no one is manning their mail boxes/processes, and again, that the service is abandoned & just kept online indefinitely.
First of all, is there anyone else that observed what i observe. Secondly, the use of this discussion may as well be that if so, XDA community may want to raise awareness of their data being at risk (abandonment is never good news in that regards), move files if they want to feel safer, or even take the initiative for creating a new main mirror service or naming known alternatives.
Or maybe someone that's close to the site operators can shed some light on what is going on, and if there is any clarity on the situation to be resolved?
If AndroidFileHost goes down, pretty much all of the legacy Android roms and tweaks go with it.
Although it seems up and uploads are recent (like 52m ago).
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If AndroidFileHost goes down, pretty much all of the legacy Android roms and tweaks go with it.
Although it seems up and uploads are recent (like 52m ago).
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The uploads can be explained because older members still have those rights, and that infrastructure still works (everything does, outside those waves of SQL errors). How it looks like now is how many services look during early abandonment - the operators keep paying for webhosting & domain bills and it stays up on a best-effort basis, while in fact they have lost interest, got different priorities, or don't really care anymore.
Which is a risky situation as they may throw the towel in at any unexpected moment, or when the first less-than-trivial to solve roadblock comes up (no motivation, shutting down will be the easy way). I'm just recounting what past experience of looking at other services entering a state of abandonment tells me. So, if my suspicions are right, i strongly advise everyone to start saving what can be saved (make backups, move stuff, inform hosters of important files that are still active to do so & replace mirror links, etc) even while we hope it's precautions that turn out not to be needed.
@mxz55 great points… I’ll remove all my AFH files soon
Its been having issues for a few years now with SQL errors. Nothing new sadly
Oh.....
We might need all the filehoarders to download/leech everything from AFH so we can always have an archive of the legacy roms and root.
As a matter of fact the site has been significantly better since GPT-3 was released, probably allowing them to patch some things much more easily and cheaply.
Send them some cash buy the Premium yearly plan, if you ask me.