I have been trying to do some research for hosting my music site. Currently I have godaddy.com basic hosting, just to test the site while under development. However, I obviously want to upgrade this before the site is launched.
I plan to add video at some point, but for now just streaming mp3s through a flash website. I think 5G of storage is plenty, but I am uncertain of my bandwidth needs. I imagine that at the most I would have 50 or so people visiting (and streaming audio) from the website. Not immense amounts of traffic, but there will be music streaming the entire time someone is on the site. I also want to anticipate growth in the future, but not pay for alot of service I wont need. I cannot afford a dedicated server, and want to know what some of you might recommend.
Any specific companies that would be better to get the performance I need to stream music? Or any specs that you think I should shoot for? I am ideally looking to spend about $30-40 a month. Would a virtual dedicated server suit my needs? Help!
P.S. I also want to set up an FTP exchange on my website, that can be accessed via any FTP client. Anything I need to know about when choosing a host when it comes to this?
Thanks for your insight.
I plan to add video at some point, but for now just streaming mp3s through a flash website. I think 5G of storage is plenty, but I am uncertain of my bandwidth needs. I imagine that at the most I would have 50 or so people visiting (and streaming audio) from the website. Not immense amounts of traffic, but there will be music streaming the entire time someone is on the site. I also want to anticipate growth in the future, but not pay for alot of service I wont need. I cannot afford a dedicated server, and want to know what some of you might recommend.
Any specific companies that would be better to get the performance I need to stream music? Or any specs that you think I should shoot for? I am ideally looking to spend about $30-40 a month. Would a virtual dedicated server suit my needs? Help!
P.S. I also want to set up an FTP exchange on my website, that can be accessed via any FTP client. Anything I need to know about when choosing a host when it comes to this?
Thanks for your insight.