File Library Space...

[Vex Xiang 0]

Since we're using the boards as a file library...how much space do we have?

 

With the size of the STSF website, the growing board posts, how fast will this will up the available space?

 

If each chat log is a 200K MS Word document...and everyone uploads from their sims, with an average of 3 sims a day. 7 days a week. 4 weeks a month. 12 months a  year. In 1 year we will have approximately 200 MB of space just reserved for chat logs.

 

Do we have enough to last for 5 or 10+ years?

[Images 0]

if we don't, then you've just added to the problem...AAAGH! So have I! What a cruel irony this is!

[Vex Xiang 0]

Hmm...maybe we should pay for upgrading for more space. Well we can't expect the admin to do all the money work! So let's help out.

 

Hey...let's have a forum-wide contest and force everyone to participate. The winner has to pay up, instead of winning something (what a twist huh?). Or a draft! Based on your ISP number. A computer randomly picks someone, and that person has to pay for a server upgrade.

 

I like this idea.

 

PS: I'm just a cadet and I haven't graduated yet so I don't qualify for the draft. I'm a full time student darnit! If STSF were a college, I'd be a 10 year undergraduate senior!

[Yvon Hawke 0]

Vex, did you ever get the chat rooms to work on your fruit box?

[Webmaster 20]

Don't worry...  I'm on top of the ball.  :D

 

STSF has ***PLENTY*** of space.  With all of the site's files (images, scripts, databases, html files, etc), with all of my backups, and archives, and everything else...  we're not even using 1/10th of our available space.  We're also only using 1/30th of our available monthly bandwidth allocation.  

 

I run a very tight ship.  I know how to write clean, efficient code...  I know how to optimize images to their lowest possible size without sacrificing quality...  and I know how to maintain sites in a way that is both efficient on server resources and on bandwidth.  It's one of the ways I make my living.  

 

STSF as everyone can see is growing at a comfortable rate.  It's something I monitor pretty closely.  I have logs of how the boards are used, and how the site is used.  I know exactly how much system resources we have available and how much we are using at any given time.  We still have PLENTY of room to grow before we run into any problems.  If we start getting close to the point where that might be a problem and we need more space/bandwidth/e-mail accounts, etc....  there is a plan already developed to make that happen.  

 

We're doing very good for now regarding our site and it's resources.  

 

Thank you for your concern though.

[LoAmi 0]

:: looks around ::

 

Have you ever had the feeling you were being watched?  :D

[Webmaster 20]

Watched?  LOL....  nah....  just slightly observered.

 

BTW...  you really should not have had that bagle this morning LoAmi.  :D

 

~ Randy (who now works for the Department of Homeland Security apparently)