# Bandwidth curiosity **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [July 26, 2004, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bandwidth-curiosity/58848 "2004-07-26T17:36:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SlowRoasted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@SlowRoasted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SlowRoasted)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bandwidth-curiosity/58848/1 "2004-07-26T17:36:29Z")
Just curious, how much bandwidth would a site the size of [kirupa.com](http://kirupa.com) use, you might be able to answer this kirupa :-/ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bandwidth-curiosity/58848/2 "2004-07-26T17:40:54Z")
> [@SlowRoasted](#): > > Just curious, how much bandwidth would a site the size of [kirupa.com](http://kirupa.com) use, you might be able to answer this kirupa :-/ About a 100-150 GB per month 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bandwidth-curiosity/58848/3 "2004-07-26T17:43:56Z")
:x Gosh!!! 😛 That is some crazy shiznit. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bandwidth-curiosity/58848/4 "2004-07-26T17:44:23Z")
thanks :rambo: do you go with a shared plan or dedicated server? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bandwidth-curiosity/58848/5 "2004-07-26T17:47:45Z")
> [@The Reefster](#): > > :x Gosh!!! > > 😛 That is some crazy shiznit. yes, so you need to stop posting so much because its eating up bandwidth :bad: 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bandwidth-curiosity/58848/6 "2004-07-26T17:53:04Z")
Hah! “…stop posting…” Says the one with 8800+ Posts! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bandwidth-curiosity/58848/7 "2004-07-26T17:53:37Z")
From the FAQ: How do you manage to keep everything on the site free? For the first three years, all the expenses were paid by Kirupa. A few years ago, Wildform graciously agreed to advertise on the site. Recently, we have been very fortunate enough to have excellent sponsors and advertisers such as Mediatemple, Racknine, Fonts for Flash, Electric Rain, [SoundShopper.com](http://SoundShopper.com), and others who have supported the site at crucial times. Please, if you get a chance, click their links and explore their sites - you won’t be disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bandwidth-curiosity/58848/8 "2004-07-26T17:57:21Z")
> [@The Reefster](#): > > Hah! “…stop posting…” Says the one with 8800+ Posts! > > 😛 880… OH MY! Thats it! Im leaving! :run: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bandwidth-curiosity/58848/9 "2004-07-26T18:04:53Z")
Lol :P! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bandwidth-curiosity/58848/10 "2004-07-26T18:06:59Z")
mediatemple takes care of all hosting expenses, but I try to not overload their services (and generosity) by using large images, etc. I periodically go through and compress images, zip up large FLAs, etc. 🙂 Therefore, the site/forums bandwidth increase has stayed relatively low compared to the increase in traffic. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bandwidth-curiosity/58848/11 "2004-07-26T18:08:03Z")
Kirupa is lucky enough to get hosting from (mt)! And since it’s such a big community it’s free :thumb:! So I think it’s a good thing you take advantage of them but not take advantage of them so much by abusing them with large images and what not :). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bandwidth-curiosity/58848/12 "2004-07-26T18:24:32Z")
Hey Reefster, in the dictionary under redundant, it says ‘see redundant.’ 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bandwidth-curiosity/58848/13 "2004-07-26T18:27:44Z")
lol…rofl:) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bandwidth-curiosity/58848/14 "2004-07-26T18:28:49Z")
lol ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bandwidth-curiosity/58848/15 "2004-07-26T18:34:00Z")
am I just not getting the joke, because I don’t see that 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bandwidth-curiosity/58848/16 "2004-07-26T18:36:23Z")
😜 - Did I express myself too much? Schpank me.