Jump to content

HDiddy

Clients
  • Posts

    152
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Reputation Activity

  1. Like
    HDiddy reacted to Michael.J in Basic Points (Support)   
    No not currently but good idea and will add to my feature list for future versions.
  2. Like
    HDiddy got a reaction from Clover13 in S3 Compatible Downloads   
    I don't think Backblaze is supported...fully at least as it seems to need a secured connection to do Content Dispostion which seems to be the issue for most of these.  For me I have been looking at multiple solutions as My Downloads egress on Wasabi was way too high like 2.5TB compared to the 150GB I have stored.  The CDN Option with cloudflare simply didn't do much at 25% cached on average and in addition to that the whole thing went up in smoke when I got a 522 I could not recover from. I tried to see if Wasabi will match some additional bandwidth cost like their competitors.  No go.  They gave me till Monday to get my bandwidth down. 3 Days.
    Fast forward I decided I didn't mind paying a little extra (0.01/GiB) for additional bandwidth but I need to find a provider that works.
    First I tried Digital Ocean.  Nice provider but it seems they have switched over to the dreaded must have a signed account for public read.  So this one was a no go, but I might keep it as a storage backup
    Next I tried Backblaze.  And like Digital Ocean same thing, trying to download with the headers gives you an error basically saying you are not allowed to do this anonymously.  It works great for pictures if that is what you want to use it for but not so much for downloads.
    Next up Linode. Nice little service but I could not get the thing to work with S3Browser, which for me was just a sign this not going to be good.  S3 Browser allows you to do things like update bucket policy and other things many providers do not have a front end for so if it didn't work, it was a no go.
    Finally I tried Vultr.  They are a new Object Storage provider so I figured..."Hey Why not".  So I went off transferring my June folder over to do initial testing.  I test by basically grabbing the link that IPS uses in downloads and seeing if it will work or error out.  To my delight and surprise, It WORKED!!  This tells me vultr is pretty much setup exactly like Wasabi, and with S3 Browser any bucket policies I had I can add them directly through an API call.  Also in addition Vultr is fast....like stupid fast compared to the rest.  Backblaze I found to be the slowest of all.
    So for pricing Vultr is $5/Month giving you 250GB  of storage (additional 0.02/GiB) and 1TB of Bandwidth (Additional being 0.01/GiB).  For me this turned out to be roughly $25 Per Month for the month Bandwidth I am using.  That price is not bad for the peace of mind.
    Anyway wanted to put this up here as I have not really seen much convo on S3 Compatible Storage that actually works outside of Wasabi.
  3. Thanks
    HDiddy got a reaction from liquidfire215 in S3 Compatible Downloads   
    Thanks...
    I have been to hell and back with Wasabi and ultimately decided I cannot deal with heir draconian egress policy.  The fact that they will not at least let you pay for more egress per GB is one thing, but to only allow egress up to the amount you have uploaded is just insanity.
    Vultr seems to be working well for me. It is fast, I can setup multiple different object storage instances (paid separately) and the fact I can simply pay for more egress use is perfect.  I also find it has the most compatibility with Amazon S3 commands like Wasabi, and unlike Backblaze. Vultr Object Storage is still new, so hopefully they don't go the route of some of the others, but an option if people have need one.
  4. Like
    HDiddy got a reaction from catbreadbat in S3 Compatible Downloads   
    I don't think Backblaze is supported...fully at least as it seems to need a secured connection to do Content Dispostion which seems to be the issue for most of these.  For me I have been looking at multiple solutions as My Downloads egress on Wasabi was way too high like 2.5TB compared to the 150GB I have stored.  The CDN Option with cloudflare simply didn't do much at 25% cached on average and in addition to that the whole thing went up in smoke when I got a 522 I could not recover from. I tried to see if Wasabi will match some additional bandwidth cost like their competitors.  No go.  They gave me till Monday to get my bandwidth down. 3 Days.
    Fast forward I decided I didn't mind paying a little extra (0.01/GiB) for additional bandwidth but I need to find a provider that works.
    First I tried Digital Ocean.  Nice provider but it seems they have switched over to the dreaded must have a signed account for public read.  So this one was a no go, but I might keep it as a storage backup
    Next I tried Backblaze.  And like Digital Ocean same thing, trying to download with the headers gives you an error basically saying you are not allowed to do this anonymously.  It works great for pictures if that is what you want to use it for but not so much for downloads.
    Next up Linode. Nice little service but I could not get the thing to work with S3Browser, which for me was just a sign this not going to be good.  S3 Browser allows you to do things like update bucket policy and other things many providers do not have a front end for so if it didn't work, it was a no go.
    Finally I tried Vultr.  They are a new Object Storage provider so I figured..."Hey Why not".  So I went off transferring my June folder over to do initial testing.  I test by basically grabbing the link that IPS uses in downloads and seeing if it will work or error out.  To my delight and surprise, It WORKED!!  This tells me vultr is pretty much setup exactly like Wasabi, and with S3 Browser any bucket policies I had I can add them directly through an API call.  Also in addition Vultr is fast....like stupid fast compared to the rest.  Backblaze I found to be the slowest of all.
    So for pricing Vultr is $5/Month giving you 250GB  of storage (additional 0.02/GiB) and 1TB of Bandwidth (Additional being 0.01/GiB).  For me this turned out to be roughly $25 Per Month for the month Bandwidth I am using.  That price is not bad for the peace of mind.
    Anyway wanted to put this up here as I have not really seen much convo on S3 Compatible Storage that actually works outside of Wasabi.
  5. Like
    HDiddy got a reaction from FZ in Important notice about your Invision Community cloud package   
    The jump between starter and growth is pretty significant.  It basically triples our yearly cost as were on the Super 65. @Allen Bradford like your community we handle cost through donations.  On our last cycle we anticipated moving up to the Ultra 100, so our donation goals accounted for that increase but not for this one.
    My assumption is the price increase is mainly due to the significant increase in storage allotment from 8GB to 500GB.  Which is a lot, assuming this is all Amazon S3 storage.  For me this does not matter as we pay for our storage/bandwidth separately running us about $250 a year.
    What would have been nice is if the storage options were not bundled.  Basically choose your cloud plan...then choose what you want your storage option to be.  For smaller communities or communities with external hosting this would have been a huge cost savings for them.
  6. Agree
    HDiddy reacted to IveLeft... in Important notice about your Invision Community cloud package   
    But 
    customers at this time probably means you should be scared of the future - maybe.......
  7. Like
    HDiddy got a reaction from Greek76 in Important notice about your Invision Community cloud package   
    So this is why I didn't get any emails, and now that makes sense.  Man oh man....I was getting scared there for a moment.
  8. Like
    HDiddy got a reaction from SeNioR- in Important notice about your Invision Community cloud package   
    Also one thing that is not clear is if the 500GB of media storage includes unlimited Bandwidth.  Bandwidth is that thing people never account for and it can be a nightmare if your community is using an insane amount of bandwidth over what is allotted.  For us about 60% of our storage cost is actually for bandwidth as we use about 2TB a month on 250GB of storage.
  9. Like
    HDiddy got a reaction from SeNioR- in Important notice about your Invision Community cloud package   
    The jump between starter and growth is pretty significant.  It basically triples our yearly cost as were on the Super 65. @Allen Bradford like your community we handle cost through donations.  On our last cycle we anticipated moving up to the Ultra 100, so our donation goals accounted for that increase but not for this one.
    My assumption is the price increase is mainly due to the significant increase in storage allotment from 8GB to 500GB.  Which is a lot, assuming this is all Amazon S3 storage.  For me this does not matter as we pay for our storage/bandwidth separately running us about $250 a year.
    What would have been nice is if the storage options were not bundled.  Basically choose your cloud plan...then choose what you want your storage option to be.  For smaller communities or communities with external hosting this would have been a huge cost savings for them.
  10. Like
    HDiddy got a reaction from Allen Bradford in Important notice about your Invision Community cloud package   
    Also one thing that is not clear is if the 500GB of media storage includes unlimited Bandwidth.  Bandwidth is that thing people never account for and it can be a nightmare if your community is using an insane amount of bandwidth over what is allotted.  For us about 60% of our storage cost is actually for bandwidth as we use about 2TB a month on 250GB of storage.
  11. Like
    HDiddy got a reaction from Allen Bradford in Important notice about your Invision Community cloud package   
    The jump between starter and growth is pretty significant.  It basically triples our yearly cost as were on the Super 65. @Allen Bradford like your community we handle cost through donations.  On our last cycle we anticipated moving up to the Ultra 100, so our donation goals accounted for that increase but not for this one.
    My assumption is the price increase is mainly due to the significant increase in storage allotment from 8GB to 500GB.  Which is a lot, assuming this is all Amazon S3 storage.  For me this does not matter as we pay for our storage/bandwidth separately running us about $250 a year.
    What would have been nice is if the storage options were not bundled.  Basically choose your cloud plan...then choose what you want your storage option to be.  For smaller communities or communities with external hosting this would have been a huge cost savings for them.
  12. Like
    HDiddy reacted to Marc Stridgen in Custom Content Stream Filters not Working   
    Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention! I can confirm this should be further reviewed and I have logged an internal bug report for our development team to investigate and address as necessary, in a future maintenance release.
     
  13. Like
    HDiddy got a reaction from Lindor in Help Guide   
    I am having the same issue
  14. Agree
    HDiddy reacted to Lindor in Help Guide   
    Hi @Sonya* and @Darth Vortex I've this error when I install your FX Documentation plugin in v4.6.8. I'm correctly logged in marketplace. Any idea to solve it? Thanks for your job!

  15. Like
    HDiddy reacted to ReyDev in Story [Support Topic]   
    use this settings 


  16. Like
    HDiddy got a reaction from sobrenome in HumpDay: Similar Content, ActivityStreams uses Elasticsearch   
    Works for me 😄. Looking forward to it.
  17. Like
    HDiddy got a reaction from sobrenome in HumpDay: Similar Content, ActivityStreams uses Elasticsearch   
    I am currently running ElasticSearch v6.8 on IPS Cloud.  I've held off on updating since the Elastic is now at 7.14 I believe.  Can I now upgrade to the latest version of Elastic or do I need to wait for the 4.6.9 update.  If the later...any ETA on the update for IPS Cloud?
  18. Like
    HDiddy got a reaction from Jordan Miller in HumpDay: Similar Content, ActivityStreams uses Elasticsearch   
    Works for me 😄. Looking forward to it.
  19. Thanks
    HDiddy got a reaction from ReyDev in Story [Support Topic]   
    For #2 I was thinking around the use case of you published a story and made a spelling mistake or forgot to add a link.  So a small edit Window.  I've seen some sites do edit windows on comments for maybe 3 minutes, which is the time users have to make changes before it is final.  Just a thought though.  In the end it is not some earth shattering feature. LOL
    Also I managed to fix the "bug" myself.  To give you some detail in case it happens to anyone else...
    This is what we were getting when accessing a members stories from their member profile.  Works fine everywhere else but here is where it blanks out.

    The fix in our case was changing the storage location in files for Stories to our 3rd Party S3 provider, Vultr.  It was set to the default Amazon storage container.  My assumption is that Stories by default will upload images to whatever is the default location for post.  However the url for the button on the profile might be set to pull the storage location as set in the Files menu in ACP.  You will need to confirm if my assumption is correct.  But as is well now.
     
    Cheers!!
  20. Thanks
    HDiddy got a reaction from ReyDev in Story [Support Topic]   
    Great app,
    Was waiting for a few versions to clear out the initial bugs before we purchased but very nicely done. That said a few things.
    Bugs:
    I am really only experiencing one bug.  That is when I view a member's story from their profile, the images seem to be broken. Not sure why but it only occurs when viewing from their profile.
    Feature Suggestions:
    Ability to resize the icon on the widget and have the option to just use the members avatar or the picture from the story. Ability to edit a story within a specific period of time after it has been published.  Maybe 20 Minutes or so in case you make a mistake Ability to add more than one image to a story at once.  Maybe add up to a max of 5 images that can be ACP configurable Is there a way to show on the Activity Feed that someone has posted a story?
  21. Agree
    HDiddy got a reaction from BankFodder in Track Members   
    New update is making duplicate post everywhere.  PMs and forums
  22. Like
    HDiddy got a reaction from Adriano Faria in [IPS4] Tutorials   
    If it helps I use separate S3 storage from Vultr. Not the default Amazon one.  And yes that is exactly what it seems like because the attachment will show 0 Downloads and Unavailable.
  23. Like
    HDiddy reacted to Emaxo in Make gallery thumbnails JPEG   
    I have a huge gallery and by uploading only high resolution pngs the thumbnails even if scaled take up a lot of space and obviously they are slow to load, having the jpg format would be a great compromise
  24. Agree
    HDiddy got a reaction from Dexter_X in Recompute badges for only one member   
    This would be useful or even recompute badges for a specific group.  Our community is fairly new, less than a year with over 5000 members and recomputes take about 1 hour+,  so I can imagine as it gets bigger what that will look like.
  25. Thanks
    HDiddy got a reaction from Adriano Faria in Members Shop ( Support Topic )   
    Just adding this to the bugs thread I PMd to Adriano.
    Basically The specific issue we are having has to do with using points to purchase downloads.  We are a game modding community where we use the Points system as a currency to download mods.  Every user has the ability to set their own price point for mods.  What we are finding is that when a Member up loads a new mod the first person to download it pays the points price for the mod.  After which all other members can download the item freely without any points being deducted from their bank.  Not sure what is specifically causing the issue but it has been going on for maybe a few months now.
×
×
  • Create New...