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Hosting is not cheap and we don't have a ton of money right now to host stuff at a loss. We plan to drop this to 5% in the near future if we won't lose money by
by OneBtnCo 11y ago
Hosting is not cheap and we don't have a ton of money right now to host stuff at a loss. We plan to drop this to 5% in the near future if we won't lose money by doing so.
- tyre 11y agoI'm glad you're focused on a sustainable business model, but try to connect cost with value. If I sell an album on your site for $1000 or $10, it doesn't cost you any extra but my fees are 100x. If hosting is an issue, create monthly plans based on usage or additional features. That's your value, that's where the business cost is, so that's what users are paying for. You aren't a payments company, so don't make your money on payments.
- OneBtnCo 11y agoI think you're probably right. Going to do some thinking on better approaches to this. Thanks
- bduerst 11y agoDo you delete files after they are purchased and downloaded, or do they persist? How long? Are you encrypting the files on your storage servers in case you're subpoenaed? How can I verify the file is what is described, before I pay for it?
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- grubles 11y agoThe $5 VPS only has 20GB of storage.
- OneBtnCo 11y agoWe're using S3 which is around 9 cents per gigabyte downloaded plus 3 cents per month per gigagbyte for storage. This is a pretty standard approach for reliably hosting files. Using a server on digital ocean to store files would be bad practice in lots of ways.