Questions tagged [file-hosting]

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How to store terabytes of large, randomly accessed files?

Lets say I have a couple of thousand large files (1-800mb each), that are all accessed at random, with newly uploaded files accessed very frequently, and as time passes, the access times drops off in an inverse square fashion, but there might be…
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Homebrew large data cluster access for 2 user levels?

The title probably makes little sense, so here is an example. I have a file hosting site, that serves a large amount of semi-randomly accessed files. The setup is as follows: High horsepower front-end +DB server that also does encoding for files…
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Simple best file hosting service

I am searching for a file hosting service that has/supports: Up-to 100 files File sizes up-to 5 Mb No file expiration Direct download link to files Less than 5 $ or Euro/month fee Download stats, at least download count No download limit No…
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How would i go about creating a server that can read/write all files on the host hdd?

I work in the media department of a large ministry group. We frequently travel and produce TBs of data/files every quarter. Due to the high amount of Digital Media produced, most cloud-based storage options are unable to maintain our inventory. We…
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Need help to choose a desktop or server for the 50 clients in a local network?

We are going to build a application for school labs. Each lab contains maximum 60 students and all the students has to be connected in a local network. Each student will get a Android tablet or a desktop to watch the videos which will be served from…