Suggestions for Video Website

[Rupert]

I am looking forward to launch a website which will have all the educational videos. Just wanted to know which package will be suitable for a video website? and Why? My database will be huge and need good server uptime, so that it will not take much time loading the videos.

[Welford]

That's really great idea!!! Looking at your needs, you will need a high bandwidth and a good speed as well, Dedicated Servers is the only thing that can suit you at the best. Server up time is that you will get for sure if you are with Webhosting UK

[WH-Garry9]

Video websites generally require a lot of resources and hence dedicated servers are suggested for video websites. Also, as the size of databases is huge and you need higher uptime guarantee with best performance, a dedicated server would be the best option

[Pumazooma]

Oodles and oodles of bandwidth. Possibly more than is available here. The key is to start small and expand when you need it otherwise it's money down the drain.


There are already a few sites out there that do this kind of thing. You should see if they have any usage stats posted to give you an idea of what you could end up with needing.

[Raisbeck]

Yes Dedicated server is the best choice for video websites, Dedicated server will gives best performance for your requirements.

[Wright]

Yes I believe a dedicated server would be a smarter choice,also having a back-up server should keep your data safe,just incase the site gets hacked or the data gets corrupted.

[Harry]

Processing Video files requires huge server resources hence for hosting such online video website you are advised to consider higher hosting package like VPS or a dedicated server which are capable of handling all such video files.
If you have a heavy traffic video intensive website then you will have to consider dedicated server having dual or quad core processor. Make sure you have enough bandwidth and diskspace with your server for serving & storing video files.

[nickgrnt]

According to your needs, Dedicated servers would be perfect for your video website. Dedicated servers are fully capable of handling high-traffic, mission critical, and streaming video websites. Because of the root access provided with the dedicated server, you have complete freedom to install required streaming server softwares and applications on your dedicated server.

[WH-Garry9]

As it is possible to upgrade your dedicated server at any point of time if your requirements increase in future, you can consider the basic level dedicated server to start with. Also, it is recommended that you consider a control panel with the dedicated server as it will allow you to manage your server very well

[paul]

Looking to your requirement I think a fully managed dedicated server from WHUK would be best solutions for you because I assume you'll need load balancing and day to day management of the server and critical updates followed by enhanced security practices.

[qjhaji]

Originally Posted by Rupert

I am looking forward to launch a website which will have all the educational videos. Just wanted to know which package will be suitable for a video website? and Why? My database will be huge and need good server uptime, so that it will not take much time loading the videos.

As you want to host a video website, you will surely need ample bandwidth along with high data storage. You can consider the Dedicated Server Hosting along with unmetered Bandwidth Addon, so that you dont run out of your bandwidth if the usage volume on your site rises.

[olivia751]

Hello,

The main requirement of the video website is high resources and a good server because they have a large amount of data. I hope you make a god video website. But make sure that you use high bandwidth and handle with high quality of data...



Regards,
Olivia