All I need is to handle the HTTP requests for the "directory" of videos. Have you considered just using Amazon S3, especially now they offer full 'httpd'-like

All I need is to handle the HTTP requests for the "directory" of videos. Have you considered just using Amazon S3, especially now they offer full 'httpd'-like functionality (no more bucket XML listings if you try to visit the root of the domain). http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2011/02/host-your-static-website-on-amazon-s3.html http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2011/02/host-your-static-website-... If you are running a CDN in front to stream the content, this sounds like the best solution to me. You could probably get away with Reduced Redundancy Storage too if you have backups.