I have the support of a major enterprise CDN company to help open source projects and developers with free unlimited CDN hosting.
A few questions would help me figure out how to start.
Do you have issues with distributing your work at the moment?
Would you be interested to use a CDN to distribute your work? (roms/mods/themes..)
What is the average filesize of the files you plan to host?
What is the total amount of storage you would need?
How much traffic can you generate in a month?
What would be your preferred method of upload? (ftp/rsync/web)
What other features you would like to see?
The only thing needed from you would be to put a few links somewhere, mention the project or even add a banner.
Tell me your thoughts on this.
Thanks
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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.
jagofulford said:
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...?
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
hey all!
I am reaching out to dev's who host their projects and files on rapidshare and sites of that sort. i myself used them from time to time and had nothing but complaints. so i have put together a similar but more efficient site for developers to take advantage of. free hosting of your files up to 500mb's each, unlimited bandwidth, unlimited storage, and best of all, no wait times or download restrictions. Free accounts for everybody, there are NO pay accounts. free free free! users with accounts can manage their files.
www.dev-host.org
Please take advantage of it as much as you would like. FREE file hosting with no limitations besides warez and copyrighted material. And you can fully manage and keep statistics of your files as well.
-deck
Hello All
I am writing this today in curiosity in what you all look for in webhostign for your development projects
I am considering setting up a Hosting company in the mind to provide for all xda/smartphone developers
I am all ready thinking that offering the ability to have unlimited bandwidth would be an advantage but i need to check on how well i can offer this with the size of roms coming i may offer separate package were allowing file distribution and in that allow developers to run a cook your own rom
but apart from basic webhsotign needs what would you developers look for in hosting if it was specifically tailored for your selfs (personal git repos, svn repos, domain regitrations)
But tell me what youd want from hosting tailored to a smartphone developers needs
Time to shift my attention towards other things:
Hosting for developers.
Are you an Android Developer in need of a stable, speedy server that is available 24/7, AND allows you to build full websites dedicated to you, your team, and your ROM? Look no further.
I intend to create a server that will allow developers (and perhaps users) to host their ROM. It won't be some pre-formatted stuff either. It will be a full-on custom website with FTP access, and SSH access in the future. You'd have unlimited bandwidth, upload/download speed, unlimited options to create folders for yourself, and lots more.
However, I want this to run off of donations, just as most other sites do. There will be no ads, and no dumb wait times. Just pure speed and ease of access.
The reason why I'd like this to run off of donations is to ensure that I keep this site ad-free, and because such an amazing service is being offered to basically any developer out there, regardless of whether or not we have had clashes and arguments in the past.
To get this thing off of the ground, I'm going to need about 20$ USD to start, and about the same price per month minimum. That's it. I will never put up large banners asking you to donate, or anything in excess. I just want this to be an awesome experience for developers and users alike, allthewhile teaching me a multitude of news things.
If you're interested in donating to get this off the ground and in turn get a guaranteed spot, please comment below, and I will give you the information you need.
If you have any questions or think I'm a POS, please don't be afraid to ask or let me know as well.
- Kyler
This is NOT meant to discredit any other Android hosting sites.
Oh yeah!
I'd also use any 'extra' donation money towards saving up for dedicated servers, and improving the sites security. If I had a plethora ("safe amount") of extra donation money, it would go towards adding useful features to the site.