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0 pointspatrickxb7y ago0 comments

I don't understand how they can afford the bandwidth...

If this were on AWS it would be around $0.09 per GB for downloads.

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toomuchtodo7y ago

Which is why you don’t host it on AWS. Wrong tool for the job.

TheKarateKid7y ago

Their Github page specifically mentions AWS S3 as a requirement. So they are using it.

twic7y ago

It mentions "AWS S3 or compatible service". The S3 API is a de facto standard for object storage services, and there are numerous implementations of it.

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coderunner7y ago

Is there a cheaper S3 alternative that you recommend or that Mozilla's likely using instead?

Rebelgecko7y ago

I think Backblaze's cloud storage is the cheapest I've seen. Microsoft and Google would also be a bit cheaper than S3

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