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> But they could deliver potentially ~300TB with a 1gbps unmetered link. Not that hard to come by, could even get to 3PB for $300/mo. Cloudflare Pro is $20/mon

> But they could deliver potentially ~300TB with a 1gbps unmetered link. Not that hard to come by, could even get to 3PB for $300/mo. Cloudflare Pro is $20/month per domain. Trying to run everything through a single server in a single datacenter just doesn't compare for globally-accessed websites like this, even with a 1Gbps unmetered link.

metadat 5y ago
I must be missing something, are you able to elaborate on how CentralizedPro Flare for $20 solves the OPs problems? I've accessed plenty of sites physically located in the USA from various EU countries, not to mention AUS and I didn't notice much difference as long as they had a good interconnect. Maybe not the best for YouTube, but there's only a few of those. Don't get me wrong, I see the appeal and fell for CF early on but not a fan anymore since they've grown into such a behemoth. Absolutely power corrupts absolutely.
- PragmaticPulp 5y ago
  Are you referring to the linked article? It literally explains what Cloudflare does for them. Everything might make more sense if you visit their website: https://polyhaven.com/ https://polyhaven.com/ It's not just a dumb, static file server. EDIT: The questions below are literally explained in the article, so I'm going to give up on this thread.
  - metadat 5y ago
    Yes, and if they could pay 1/20th of their current bill to solve it, I'm sure they would. I feel like we're heading into the weeds. Do you get the broader point I'm trying to make?
    - metadat 5y ago
      Note: my comment is no longer relevant and looks insane because Badwolff made edits to completely change their message.
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  - bawolff 5y ago
    > Everything might make more sense if you visit their website: https://polyhaven.com/ https://polyhaven.com/ It's not just a dumb, static file server. At a glance, it still looks like mostly a highly cached static website + search. Its not exactly a high complexity backend. Things are always more complex at scale, so there's probably more to it then what appears at first glance, but its not obvious what that is.
- cwalv 5y ago
  > Don't get me wrong, I see the appeal and fell for CF early on but not a fan anymore since they've grown into such a behemoth. > Absolutely power corrupts absolutely. This seems to capture the gist of the argument clearly. I hadn't realized cloudflare had grown large enough to fall into the "too big to not be evil" bucket already.
  - hansel_der 5y ago
    brace yourself before you read up on cf's origin
- chillfox 5y ago
  Good network connectivity makes a huge difference. Back in the day when Joyent ran their public cloud you could beat Cloudflares free plan from Joyents Japan datacenter by a tiny amount in most cases. Anyway, those days are gone and Cloudflare provides great value and probably the best quality network available. So if you have the problem they solve then you would be a fool to not put some serious thought into considering them.

metadat 5y ago

I must be missing something, are you able to elaborate on how CentralizedPro Flare for $20 solves the OPs problems? I've accessed plenty of sites physically located in the USA from various EU countries, not to mention AUS and I didn't notice much difference as long as they had a good interconnect. Maybe not the best for YouTube, but there's only a few of those. Don't get me wrong, I see the appeal and fell for CF early on but not a fan anymore since they've grown into such a behemoth. Absolutely power corrupts absolutely.

PragmaticPulp 5y ago
Are you referring to the linked article? It literally explains what Cloudflare does for them. Everything might make more sense if you visit their website: https://polyhaven.com/ https://polyhaven.com/ It's not just a dumb, static file server. EDIT: The questions below are literally explained in the article, so I'm going to give up on this thread.
- metadat 5y ago
  Yes, and if they could pay 1/20th of their current bill to solve it, I'm sure they would. I feel like we're heading into the weeds. Do you get the broader point I'm trying to make?
  - metadat 5y ago
    Note: my comment is no longer relevant and looks insane because Badwolff made edits to completely change their message.
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- bawolff 5y ago
  > Everything might make more sense if you visit their website: https://polyhaven.com/ https://polyhaven.com/ It's not just a dumb, static file server. At a glance, it still looks like mostly a highly cached static website + search. Its not exactly a high complexity backend. Things are always more complex at scale, so there's probably more to it then what appears at first glance, but its not obvious what that is.
cwalv 5y ago
> Don't get me wrong, I see the appeal and fell for CF early on but not a fan anymore since they've grown into such a behemoth. > Absolutely power corrupts absolutely. This seems to capture the gist of the argument clearly. I hadn't realized cloudflare had grown large enough to fall into the "too big to not be evil" bucket already.
- hansel_der 5y ago
  brace yourself before you read up on cf's origin
chillfox 5y ago
Good network connectivity makes a huge difference. Back in the day when Joyent ran their public cloud you could beat Cloudflares free plan from Joyents Japan datacenter by a tiny amount in most cases. Anyway, those days are gone and Cloudflare provides great value and probably the best quality network available. So if you have the problem they solve then you would be a fool to not put some serious thought into considering them.