Hosting Service Suggestions
🕑 Added 2021-05-02 01:51:44 +0000 UTCDo you folks have any suggestions of hosting services? I need a service that does NOT have a "traffic limit" or "sharing limit" or anything like that. OneDrive told me that there was none, but as a lot of you have clearly found out... there is! Dropbox did the same thing to me, and now I'm looking for... more options.
I should include I do need password options as well! (I said this, but I'm reconsidering that, because if people are sharing my links from here, they are also sharing the password too.)
I'm also going to delete all of the "Link not working comments". It's a flood on the pages, and there's no need for us to sift through all of those comments when it's just the same thing.
I've added some Mediafire links too, to try and help with the amount of traffic that came through.
Thanks for all the input, folks! I have a handful of options to check out! I had already started setting up stuff to use Itch with Patreon months ago, so I might go with that.. I just didn't want to force people into it, so in the future, I'll probably use both Itch and OneDrive to split the load.
Really sorry about this, folks! I'm really frustrated right now.
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ArcTheWolf
Have you tried Google Drive? I don't know the rules on how it works and what not but that could be an option.
Tore91
A friend said mega is the best one
Anonymous
itch.io is great, you can link it with patreon I wouldn't recommend mediafire, 4shared or zippyshare as they have pop up ads, ads that look like notifications, ads with fake download buttons, ads for betting websites, etc.. other alternatives include nopy, anonfiles, mega.nz (has 5gb daily download limit for each individual downloader) With mega.nz you have a decryption key that you could message to patrons. If you can't use itch or mega, you could password protect a zip file with a program like 7-zip.
1gary10
Make a patreon only itch page
Steev Heart
i use 4shared and mega.nz but i dont have the same traffic as you do and hahahahaahah you already know people are sharing your link with the password, and not your game only, all games.
Arturi
The Media Fire link definitely worked for me, and the download only took like a minute. Guess the speed might depend on how many people are potentially trying to download it at the same time.
Xeralex
The only one I know so far a little bit with flexibility is media fire. As long as you keep the files in there once and don't change anything the link remains. But I think you need to get subscribed to activate codes and ect.
Peterwolf
Hey Dyne, Not dont fret too much sooner or later we will get it, obviously your VN is so popular now its causing headaches. but we will soon have it. The Mediafire file is working for me but its a 46 minute download its a very slow server. Mega is also a slow server but I dont know if there are limits. Itch.io is also good but I dont know how it will handle all your traffic.
Maybe you can also ask on Reddit (like r/HostingSupport is the one I know of), for ideas?
idksomethingclever
i see a lot of people saying itch.io
Sean
I also recommend Mega or Itch.
TeaQveen
Use itch.io and make a patreon only version with the normal one it already has!
Silverjack
Don't stress. I believe in you Dyne!!!
Sethe
Itch.io has been the easiest option I've seen for people.
Alanthier Seorn
Google started deactivating accounts that share anything NSFW based last year if they were found to have, or suspected of having such content on their cloud services.
CurtisL
A hosted NextCloud account could work https://webo.hosting/nextcloud-single-2/
Executaball
Could you use https://mega.nz/? I've seen it used to host many game mods for hundreds of thousands of downloads and still work fine. You can separate the decryption key and link so you'll need both to download.
I'd say nopy but according to the discord they just stopped accepting new uploaders as they are currently expanding. Itch,io has patreon linking i've used on other things i've supported. Mediafire says it has no limits on ad supported downloads and mega.nz seems to only have limits on the downloader's side instead of the uploader's side.
Quickk
Sounds like Itch.io is the best option to me.
Andrew
Like some people have said, itch.io. You can link it to Patreon too so it verifies a person's donation tier to allow them access to the files
Mestev
As others already stated not your fault some sites are unable to provide the service they promised.
Khen
Itch.io or maybe Google drive as others have recommended. Meganz seems to work well too but it always strikes me as super sketchy
Alex
Please use Itch https://itch.io/docs/creators/patreon Every time I access or try to download from mediafire it keeps popping up some sketchy website or asking me to download some questionable file/apk... along with the actually download.
Angel
I’ve seen other patreons use mediafire to upload and share I don’t think you can password a file with mediafire tho.
Chema
Why don't you just use your own hosting and be done with it? My boyfriend uses one.com (he'd appreciate if you used his referral link, which is http://one.me/esarfvot ) and he's never had any trouble with it, regardless of traffic. Maybe just set up an invitation-only WordPress (which takes less than an hour to do) and upload the different versions to the hosting. He also says that the cheapest offers you 50GB all the way up to 750GB, which should be more than enough for a long time. Alternatively, you can set up your own file server by using your very hardware (Pi maybe?), but that would rely on your network, and we don't think your network can withstand the amount of happy, thirsty fans you have. Hope you find a solution.
Nocturnal X
I know some people use mega.nz or mediafire for hosting things like this. You could try Google Drive, but I'm not sure of what limits there might be. Also, I believe you can put a password on a .zip file if a file-sharing website you use doesn't have a password protect option. I know 7Zip has a way of doing it.
Bobby Thornbody
I unfortunately dont know of any others, but if re-uploading on onedrive isnt an option (meaninglike, take it down and reupload it, since some of us obviously DID already get it) then maybe upload to dropbox again? In the future, perhaps put the uploads in both places? To offset the traffic?
jovuan Jackson
Itch.io
Rockingdemon101
itch.io does have a patron option i have it with a few of my other patreons
Vik
Mediafire is the best
Griffonheart
Mediafire or something?? No idea sorry. I hope you find an alternative
Vitrified_Heart
What about mediafire?
Windman
Don't stress out, this is not your fault. We can work something out together
Ron
Maybe you can check out Nopy