RageshAntony
In the zone
For a Video Streaming Server backend for our client
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For a Video Streaming Server backend for our client
What kind of video streaming,if it involves transcoding(encoding of source video to different formats to fit different connection speeds & resolutions like youtube) then it needs a fairly good processor.
RageshAntony
In the zone
Videos streamed from Backblaze cloud storage with Swarmify Adaptive streaming . Only node server + mongo DB running on the VPS
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Not much experience with linux but just a node server & mongo db shouldn't use too much processor,in fact I think you will be better off with getting a ssd vps instead of more ram but not sure, @Desmond David should know better about this.
OP
It really depends on how much load you are expecting. But at higher loads, CPU+Memory will be more important than storage. For a dev or testing environments, it's okay to have low to moderate specs.
RageshAntony
In the zone
I think it is wiser to use AWS LightSail because since AWS provides lot of Cloud Services including Media Transcoding and AI & ML Engines , you can easily integrate with these services in feature since they are tighly coupled with ready to Use SDKs for implementation
That is you don't need to search for another provider
For Example , you decided to develop a platform that get a Video and face images from user AND after that it tags Given faces in a given video using AI libiraires AND also generate subtitles in many languages by speech recognition with translation AND encodes the Video AND stores in Cloud Storage AND then store the result metadata in a NoSQL DB AND User metadata in MySQL DB
..
So here you need following services
1. A Web server :: To handle uploads
2. A ML Engine :: To tag faces
3. A Media Encoder :: To reencode video with square around faces
4. A speech recognition engine :: To generate subtitles
5. A Translation Service :: To translate subtitles
6. A Cloud Storage :: To store Videos
7. A Managed MySQL server ::: for User metadata in MySQL DB
8. A NoSQL DB Server :: result metadata in NoSQL DB
So , you need 8 separate server to run the above mentioned platform
So if you chose a AWS , you will get all in one at same place
You able to manage it from single Dashboard with single billing and united customer support
You can use these services of AWS
1. A Web server :: AWS LightSail
2. A ML Engine :: AWS SageMaker
3. A Media Encoder :: AWS Elemental MediaConvert
4. A speech recognition engine :: AWS Transcibe
5. A Translation Service :: AWS Translate
6. A Cloud Storage :: AWS S3
7. A Managed MySQL server ::: Amazon RDS
8. A NoSQL DB Server :: Amazon DynomoDB
So here all in one
But If you opt other providers you have to Find separate providers . You have manage different bills and different customer support . Also development is difficult
Note:
The same applies to Azure and Google Cloud . They are giving all services for above platform as All in one
That is you don't need to search for another provider
For Example , you decided to develop a platform that get a Video and face images from user AND after that it tags Given faces in a given video using AI libiraires AND also generate subtitles in many languages by speech recognition with translation AND encodes the Video AND stores in Cloud Storage AND then store the result metadata in a NoSQL DB AND User metadata in MySQL DB
..
So here you need following services
1. A Web server :: To handle uploads
2. A ML Engine :: To tag faces
3. A Media Encoder :: To reencode video with square around faces
4. A speech recognition engine :: To generate subtitles
5. A Translation Service :: To translate subtitles
6. A Cloud Storage :: To store Videos
7. A Managed MySQL server ::: for User metadata in MySQL DB
8. A NoSQL DB Server :: result metadata in NoSQL DB
So , you need 8 separate server to run the above mentioned platform
So if you chose a AWS , you will get all in one at same place
You able to manage it from single Dashboard with single billing and united customer support
You can use these services of AWS
1. A Web server :: AWS LightSail
2. A ML Engine :: AWS SageMaker
3. A Media Encoder :: AWS Elemental MediaConvert
4. A speech recognition engine :: AWS Transcibe
5. A Translation Service :: AWS Translate
6. A Cloud Storage :: AWS S3
7. A Managed MySQL server ::: Amazon RDS
8. A NoSQL DB Server :: Amazon DynomoDB
So here all in one
But If you opt other providers you have to Find separate providers . You have manage different bills and different customer support . Also development is difficult
Note:
The same applies to Azure and Google Cloud . They are giving all services for above platform as All in one
^^That is commercial level enterprise usage so big providers will obviously have an edge. However many use VPS for simple tasks like storage servers/plex servers/simple hosting/seedbox etc which don't require big providers' costlier(but better) offerings.
RageshAntony
In the zone
I accept with you
But AWS LightSail is also cheap for those who needs a unmanaged VPS hosting
But readers , note one thing
AWS . google , azure don't have managed hosting with "CPanel hosting with auto SSL install , tuning , one click framework installs" etc.
They only give a VPS or a compute instances
OP
I think Scaleway is cheaper at EUR 2.99 per month, though the difference in pricing is slight, but the VPS is much more powerful with 2 vCPUs, 2 GB RAM and 20 GB storage.
Honestly, the point of a VPS is the flexibility to run it in any way you want. That is why they are bare machines (not bare-metal) with nothing more than a shell. Though you can get pre-built images for solutions if you want.
khalil1210
In the zone
Do you use this for personal blog?
OP
Among other things:
- A Bitwarden server.
- Two telegram bots.
- A searx instance: *desmond-david.com/searx
- A Mariadb instance.
- Nginx web server (also acts as reverse proxy).
I am also thinking to migrate from DO. It was good while it lasted. But their "tactic" to slowly move me to higher plan didn't seem ethical to me.
I also want to host Bitwarden. How much is linode costing you? And how's the experience fares compared to DO? Does Linode have server backup, kinda like DO?
OP
I'm on $10 per month for 1 CPU, 2 GB RAM.
The experience is more or less the same. I used a referral code, so I got $100 credit for 60 days. So it's free for me for 2 months appx. Perhaps I can give you my referral code if you are looking to move.
All cloud VPS providers have server backup option these days and it's same for Linode.
thetechfreak
Legend Never Ends
Remember the time when our TDF gang had that leaseweb server and one fine day it was completely wiped with no backup. The company also claimed it wasn't their fault and all data was lost. Those were the days
OP
I don't remember. What happened and when?