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Yeah, you're not kidding. I run semi-bandwidth intensive applications and DigitalOcean and LightSail are actually better deals than EC2 for the amount of bandw

Yeah, you're not kidding. I run semi-bandwidth intensive applications and DigitalOcean and LightSail are actually better deals than EC2 for the amount of bandwidth. $5/mo for 1 TB on DO/LS vs $90 for 1 TB on EC2. We use a mix of dedicated hardware and DO/LS to meet our needs as bandwidth on the major cloud providers was just too expensive.

j_s 9y ago
There are providers that offer unlimited bandwidth that HN users have tested: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14247795 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14247795 > notamy: I have an application on OVH (on the USD $3.50/month plan) that pushes/pulls >10TB/month That entire discussion is recommended for anyone looking for a cheap VPS.
- rightos 9y ago
  Yeah, OVH is great, I highly recommend them, we use their cheap dedicated servers via Kimsufi and SoYouStart at a few locations. I seem to recall a friend having stability issues with their VPSes several years ago, so we stuck to the dedicated stuff from them, but it's been extremely good especially considering the price. Have you had good stability with their VPS services?
  - j_s 9y ago
    Unfortunately all I can do right now is point to the anecdata of others as in the link above and additional pointers within that project[1][2]. If you have time and can share any more details on your experience I would tremendously appreciate it. I am debating starting a Twitch -> YouTube video stream duplicator/archiver that would initially make money by auctioning available capacity with the long-term goal of being aquired by Twitch since their integration is so unreliable. [1] OVH 10TB traffic throttling https://github.com/joedicastro/vps-comparison/pull/25 https://github.com/joedicastro/vps-comparison/pull/25 [2] Scaleway truly unlimited https://github.com/joedicastro/vps-comparison/issues/9#issuecomment-298891537 https://github.com/joedicastro/vps-comparison/issues/9#issue...
    - djh_ 9y ago
      I'm doing a similar (but different) kind of thing going from Twitch to YouTube. At the moment, Google Cloud Platform doesn't charge for bandwidth egress to their own services, so YouTube uploads are free if you use GCP.
      - j_s 9y ago
        Thanks for the specific tip! Link for the lazy: http://gamebot.gg/ http://gamebot.gg/ A Show HN would probably do well (with a bit of behind-the-scenes in the comment), as would in-depth blog posts if you're doing machine learning. I actually tried the Hearthstone one and the very first clip in the current example 'Greatest Clips' (BJwDyxrplpo) appeared to miss the actual action (clicking "Disenchant" - which may actually have been the point since it could have been just a tease) but the rest of the clips seemed complete (and interesting). I've thought about stream-jumping/recording based on simple indicators like increases in chat comments, viewers, followers, etc. How much of this could be built off Twitch's own 'clip' functionality (whether initiating them yourself or aggregating the manual curation of others -- neither of which AFAIK has an API right now) and collecting them later? Separate note I'm trying to hide in this pararagraph: don't overfit if you want to apply this tech to other streaming sites where real money is flowing (aka NSFW). Personally I don't care so much about specific games on Twitch (except Street Fighter, which gets relatively little love but your videos are a real time-saver) instead of personalities. It might be worth offering this service to them, focused solely on collecting their highlights. had a tough time with the non-English streams but not sure what options you have there. I'm also interested to see how this will turn out for you using Twitch content if they notice that what you're doing is catching on. Twitch seems to be leaving a lot of low-hanging fruit behind for othes to capitalize on. Feature wise: more playlists, maybe monthly and/or collecting the highlights of the highlights, with most comments/views/thumbs-up on previous YouTube videos. If there was a way to incorporate chat since most streamers don't in their videos, you should. https://github.com/PetterKraabol/Twitch-Chat-Downloader https://github.com/PetterKraabol/Twitch-Chat-Downloader Bug-wise, it seems like something is going wrong with the links as the end of this video, appx. 30 seconds of moving images but no links in Firefox with ad block [disabled as legacy]. (8ql3id1lJoM, ilkKuvuna10)

j_s 9y ago

There are providers that offer unlimited bandwidth that HN users have tested: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14247795 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14247795 > notamy: I have an application on OVH (on the USD $3.50/month plan) that pushes/pulls >10TB/month That entire discussion is recommended for anyone looking for a cheap VPS.

rightos 9y ago
Yeah, OVH is great, I highly recommend them, we use their cheap dedicated servers via Kimsufi and SoYouStart at a few locations. I seem to recall a friend having stability issues with their VPSes several years ago, so we stuck to the dedicated stuff from them, but it's been extremely good especially considering the price. Have you had good stability with their VPS services?
- j_s 9y ago
  Unfortunately all I can do right now is point to the anecdata of others as in the link above and additional pointers within that project[1][2]. If you have time and can share any more details on your experience I would tremendously appreciate it. I am debating starting a Twitch -> YouTube video stream duplicator/archiver that would initially make money by auctioning available capacity with the long-term goal of being aquired by Twitch since their integration is so unreliable. [1] OVH 10TB traffic throttling https://github.com/joedicastro/vps-comparison/pull/25 https://github.com/joedicastro/vps-comparison/pull/25 [2] Scaleway truly unlimited https://github.com/joedicastro/vps-comparison/issues/9#issuecomment-298891537 https://github.com/joedicastro/vps-comparison/issues/9#issue...
  - djh_ 9y ago
    I'm doing a similar (but different) kind of thing going from Twitch to YouTube. At the moment, Google Cloud Platform doesn't charge for bandwidth egress to their own services, so YouTube uploads are free if you use GCP.
    - j_s 9y ago
      Thanks for the specific tip! Link for the lazy: http://gamebot.gg/ http://gamebot.gg/ A Show HN would probably do well (with a bit of behind-the-scenes in the comment), as would in-depth blog posts if you're doing machine learning. I actually tried the Hearthstone one and the very first clip in the current example 'Greatest Clips' (BJwDyxrplpo) appeared to miss the actual action (clicking "Disenchant" - which may actually have been the point since it could have been just a tease) but the rest of the clips seemed complete (and interesting). I've thought about stream-jumping/recording based on simple indicators like increases in chat comments, viewers, followers, etc. How much of this could be built off Twitch's own 'clip' functionality (whether initiating them yourself or aggregating the manual curation of others -- neither of which AFAIK has an API right now) and collecting them later? Separate note I'm trying to hide in this pararagraph: don't overfit if you want to apply this tech to other streaming sites where real money is flowing (aka NSFW). Personally I don't care so much about specific games on Twitch (except Street Fighter, which gets relatively little love but your videos are a real time-saver) instead of personalities. It might be worth offering this service to them, focused solely on collecting their highlights. had a tough time with the non-English streams but not sure what options you have there. I'm also interested to see how this will turn out for you using Twitch content if they notice that what you're doing is catching on. Twitch seems to be leaving a lot of low-hanging fruit behind for othes to capitalize on. Feature wise: more playlists, maybe monthly and/or collecting the highlights of the highlights, with most comments/views/thumbs-up on previous YouTube videos. If there was a way to incorporate chat since most streamers don't in their videos, you should. https://github.com/PetterKraabol/Twitch-Chat-Downloader https://github.com/PetterKraabol/Twitch-Chat-Downloader Bug-wise, it seems like something is going wrong with the links as the end of this video, appx. 30 seconds of moving images but no links in Firefox with ad block [disabled as legacy]. (8ql3id1lJoM, ilkKuvuna10)