i have a shared hosting at 1and1.com giving me 120 GB space and 1200GB bandwidth.But when i called support staff , they said i cant host any mp3 or video streaming site as it was against their TOS. They recommended me a dedicated hosting for such sites. But my doubt is , when they have given me so much BANDWIDTH , of what use is it?? i am planning to open a big forum too.So is a forum with more than 30K members allowed in shared hosting??Can i also host a free image hosting script on a shared hosting?? PLEASE tell me what type of sites are allowed in a shared hosting (1and1.com) and what are not allowed.. i know u cant have WAREZ , PORN , HAKCING , ILLEGAL type of sites.But can i atleast host a GAME site or something like that?? Hoping for the best replies .......
You can host any website on 1&1, hosting 1000's of mp3's will obviously bloat their servers in terms of massive use of space. People watching 100's of mp3's simultaneously will cause massive usage on their server. Hosting mp3's brings potential copyright problems to 1&1. Which is why they suggest you use a dedicated server. Although this is not needed, You can host mp3/video or whatever website you want in 1&1 and just HOST the content on a Content Delivery Network. It will be more efficient and cheaper than dedicated hosting.
ya your reply answered a part of my question thank you... but my question is a lengthy one lolz guys please give your replies too..pls answer other questions