FFmpeg Web Hosting Basics

By Andrew James

A growing number of webmasters are using FFmpeg web hosting plans to create video sharing sites which attract visitors looking for informative and entertaining video content. Let's look at what FFmpeg is and why it may be a good choice for your next website.

What is FFmpeg hosting?

FFmpeg consists of a group of server-based software modules which will enable video and audio files to be uploaded, encoded and streamed online. Web hosts who specialize in FFmpeg hosting offer this collection of tools and plugins pre-installed on high-speed, optimized web servers. It's the same technology found on extremely popular video communities such as YouTube and Metacafe.

While it may be difficult to compete for traffic with these larger video communities, there is plenty of opportunity to create successful smaller video sites which are targeted to specific niches. Niche based video sites can attract a community of highly targeted visitors to watch and comment on videos again and again, plus these visitors are able to start contributing their own video content for your site.

FFmpeg hosting options:

Hosting for video community sites doesn't need to be expensive. In fact the cost is the same as for regular hosting plans, but note that video streaming can place high demand on web servers and use a lot of bandwidth.

For new sites with small amounts of traffic a cheap shared hosting plan (usually $5-$10 per month) should be enough to start with, but be prepared to upgrade to a more powerful semi-dedicated or VPS hosting plan as your site becomes more popular (usually $25-$40 per month).

Some web hosting providers will package and provide installation for a selection of video sharing website scripts at no extra cost so you can create a fully functional community site very rapidly. You'll find there are a few of these scripts available for free such as PHP Motion, and also a number of more advanced premium scripts for sale at various prices.

Thanks to FFmpeg web hosting plans now every webmaster is able to build a video sharing site quickly, easily and inexpensively.

If you're looking for an FFmpeg hosting provider visit our site to view our list companies who offer FFmpeg web hosting plans.