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shift
shift Original post #1
Aug 2, 2008 at 2:59 AM
how much bandwidth will i need if i want to create a forum with lots of visitor like this forum

thanks
A
adi007 #2
Aug 2, 2008 at 8:38 AM
80-200 GB perhaps
Abhishek Dwivedi
Aug 2, 2008 at 9:52 AM
it would be good to start with less and see if u get good traffic or not.
Start with 10GB
IT Idiot
Aug 2, 2008 at 10:58 AM
yes, as abhi said 10 gig will be sufficient for a new forum to stay cool.

If your forum grows to this magnitude, you should better opt for dedicated hosting with few 100s of gigs to stay cool!

and also, vBulletin is known for sucking bandwidth. Just like joomla. Both this CMS are cool, so they suck the bandwidth.

Stay cool :)
shift
shift #5
Aug 2, 2008 at 5:23 PM
ok....... thanks

1 more question,
if we use the
, which bandwidth (imageshack or the host) will be used by this image?

thanks again
nvidia
nvidia #6
Aug 2, 2008 at 5:24 PM
^^Imageshack
Abhishek Dwivedi
Aug 2, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Bandwidth will only be used when the file with is downloaded or loaded(opend on a browser)is hosted on ur own server (webhost)

@shift: If u are interested in trying out how all this works, u can use my webhosting account for 2 or 3 month...for free...i have 5 gigs space n 100gigs bandwidth...just PM me... :)
goobimama
Aug 4, 2008 at 4:43 AM
Question: How easy is it to setup one of these forums? Not the vBulletin one (that costs dough right?), but one of those free things. The forum would have like max 5 users and very few sections. Hoga?
amitava82
Aug 4, 2008 at 5:01 AM
As easy as pie (i.e., if you know how to make one). You can install one from Fantastico in cPanel of your web hosting account.

Who would use a forum for 5 users... :/
The Outsider
Aug 4, 2008 at 6:01 AM
^ something like IPBFree should do(for 5 users) and they're reliable.
nvidia
nvidia #11
Aug 4, 2008 at 4:07 PM
Who would use a forum for 5 users... :/
A forum for Mac users! :p
@goobi: Check the tut by Gigacore about setting up a myBB forum.