hey all
i think i am going to pursue a little endeavor.... i think i am going to make a ROM hosting site.... I would love a little help however, so if anyone has any ideas, or has any "know how" of how to make this dream a reality, please PM me!!!
Well, often the reason that people use those services is because they are sharing copyrighted material and they don't have the rights to distribute the files. It's better not to host the files on your own server.
If you're not very careful about what ROMs you host or allow people to upload to your server you could end up with legal problems.
I allready do this @ infinimod.com
Anyone serious about development should have their own hosting service. I pay like $5.88/mo for unlimited hosting and bandwidth from a full service provider, powweb.com, though I am on a grandfathered plan, so their current rates are probably a bit higher and/or may have bandwidth restrictions.
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Hi
For many of us, we live behind a digital wall called censorship. And we happen to have to use tools like TOR etc to get access to many homepages. Unfortunately that means that sites like Megaupload thinks all of us TOR users etc are the same downloader, so they tell us we can not use their servers.
Ergo, many many many of us can not D/L your ROM´s.
If you post new ROM´s, please submit torrents for the billions of us that does not have a free internet.
Sincerely yours - one of the billions of blocked Megaupload users.
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Great idea!
I LOL:ed at the title of this thread, it sounds like an adult movie .. the ROM cockers! =)
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Great idea!
I LOL:ed at the title of this thread, it sounds like an adult movie .. the ROM cockers! =)
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plus 1 id be pissed if i could not download.
This thread has to win the "Thread title of the year award"
Plus one... i hate megaupload but haven't choice.
There are other solutions, but they are not freee....
A great idea. It's something I've thought about before but, thinking about it, you would have to rely on everyone to seed the files to make sure we all had (pretty much) instant access.
This is my understanding of it anyways.
Just throwing it out there but another area on the forums for torrents would be sweet but I can't imagine the work that would create!
Much respect to all Devs and Site Admin.
I agree, and love the title of this thread, hail ROM Cockers!!!
That's not ideal. Not everyone has the bandwidth to seed a single file. And like majority of torrent users they do not seed at all.
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i won't be downloading from torrents. but, why the hassle when v-b-n has a server where cookers can put their files? and he's not saying "pay if you want to use it" it was free last time i checked. So, instead of inventing new solutions, use what this forum has to offer. And, if you want to improve, donate to him, so he can maintain the server
HAHAHA! Rom cockers!
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+1, Great idea.
I've often wondered why torrents have not been utilised here. Considering that we're all phone enthusiasts here it's fairly likely that the majority of us are general tech enthusiasts too and therefor would have a decent collective bandwidth to serve these ROMs. Personally I have quite a considerably large pipe and I'm more than happy to seed anything that is legally distributable.
I think the argument you are making here is valid, but torrents is by no means a good way to distribute builds as they are frequently upgraded. You'll end up with hundreds of dead torrents in a week...
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Rom builders already have the VBN server with direct downloading so, no need for torrent nor useless miseplled thraeds
I find within 24 hours the VBN site is overloaded and no more download slots avail.
However I am willing to host a tracker server however I have very limited bandwidth for uploads so speed will struggle at the start.
I am however willing to build it on a linux based server (Eg LAMP) as as first pass and then if someone can organize hosting of a smallish VM then the entire VM can be moved from there onwards
It should be possible to script in a way that a cook only has to upload his rom to the site via FTP and it will automatically create a tracker/torrent from it.
Lots of "maybe's" and "should's" but willing to help where I can.
I am 100% against it!!! I do not like torrents from the day one and if someone wants them - well, post them yourself and contribute a group that wants to see torrents.
Megaupload is much more reliable and if you cannot wait 40-50 seconds to download the build, then too bad...
Sorry - Im not trying to be negative but it is pretty selfish to make a thread and state "All ROM cockers: Please torrent your ROM´s! No Megaupload please" ... no go AT ALL!!!
So - I am the "minus one" ...
I think they are saying that Megaupload blocks then due to national firewall and work arounds?
I agree with not liking torrent at all. Megaupload is as good as it gets with downloading. Why cant you guys use Megaupload?
I also do agree that VBN is over capacity most of the time, which will not let you download if it is.
Hey all!
I did notice that others are offering this kinda thing in other device sections of xda, and I wanted to contribute in some other fashion besides donations as well.
I'd like to cordially offer no-cost web hosting to G2/Vision/DesireZ, Incredible S, Amaze 4G & Nextbook tablet developers/ project teams from within a massive web-hosting account I have had for a few years now.
If anyone is curious with questions or anything, just send a PM.
All I ask in return is perhaps some twitter following or a website link, or random help with getting my Desire-Z exactly as I like it (lol) or anything non-monetary. I just wanna help facilitate storage/transfer of stuff/ etc. I also ask you do as much as you can to keep your web-facing pages secure and free from malicious use as well.
(S)FTP and HTTP(S) access of course. More details if you PM.
I can also say it's nearly unlimited space/bandwidth.
Domain names would be standard $10 each, but a subdomain is suggested to avoid any of those kinds of fees.
I'm doing this also because I hate rapidshares and megaupload types of services putting a limit to the speed and quantity of files we can exchange in this community.
Please understand I have no malicious intent or fraudulent desires with this. It's purely to support the community. Both my friend and I own the account and we both have Android phones (me: HTC Desire-Z, him: HTC Desire).
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bump for adding the Amaze 4G
I am offering my website as a free file host for rom/app developers. you will be able to use my site to upload your kernels, roms, updates, themes or anything android related. pm me if you are interested. I am doing this to be kind because i have multiple websites that arent in use and i hate file host that make users wait or have slow download speeds.
We really appreciate your help, but I think developers also benefit from those hosts.
For example, they may be given $10 per 1000 Downloads. And it is not really a big deal for us to wait 45 seconds to download, as long as the ROMs are provided to us for free .
Recently I've noticed that the free uploading websites have been going down and/or uploads being removed... Many of the ROM's are being pulled down. Well it's time to find a new way to host the files for free...
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Recently I've noticed that the free uploading websites have been going down and/or uploads being removed... Many of the ROM's are being pulled down. Well it's time to find a new way to host the files for free... I would say make a free account on 000webhost, upload a mini site describing your ROM, and upload your ROM. 000webhost gives 1.5GB of space. But others may have better ways so collaborate.
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You can't do that, it goes agaisn't the rules of 000Webhost.
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You can't do that, it goes agaisn't the rules of 000Webhost.
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Hmmm, I thought that I read that somewhere... Oh well, like I said collaborate, how are you gonna share your custom ROMs now?
So I'vo got a hosting space that is used to host an HD2 rom. I don't have limitations in terms of space and bandwidth but I don't want use for now...Maybe later...
How about 4shared, mediafire ?
The other solution would be to everybody send 1 € or $1 and to acquire an unlimited hosting plan with access to the devs only...
Why aren't people just using the torrent system? You can torrent from just about any modern device.
Its free, and if bandwidth is an issue for a dev, you can throttle upload speed easily and let initial leechers pick up the slack.
Not to sound sarcastic, but torrenting was made in large part FOR collaberation and sundry, not just pirating. Ironic that we've shifted back to reliance on download server services.
If folks lose the "hit and run" mentality propogated by Megafileserveuploadetc sites we can simplify this entire dynamic drastically.
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Sounds funny but that's not bad idea, although that would work only for new/popular files...
+1 Bit Torrent... I'll seed!
im not sure why i didnt think of it either, i am not going to lie that i have been a tad illegal here and there, but i was upset about some legal files getting hit in the cross fire, i have a usb 3.0 1TB drive for my files and a 50 DL 15 UL connection with an always on connection, ill torrent my ass off knowing i wont get a letter for doing something illegal
I dont find it really a huge issue, since there are still many ways to get files if you really need or want them. Plus you can share public files from dropbox which is a fairly good way as long as you have the storage and a decent upload speed.
Where to Host android files
Through the grape vine i have learned of a new site set not yet open but sounds great for developers. its androidromhosting.com , its suppose to open soon and specialize in hosting all things android for the community, developers will have opportunities for their own portals and all kinds of cool stuff. I know some of the people involved and I will update here as soon as it opens !!
Alaq!
can you reupload fastboot wipe? all the links are dead
I've been browsing the internet trying to find a workaround for telus throttling my data after 30GB. I'm on an unlimited plan, and after the 30GB it's reduced to 512kbps. It's useable, but it's not enjoyable. I often see it jump to full speeds, then slowly throttle back down to 425ish kbps.
I'm on iPhone at the moment, but was considering picking up an Android device if it's possible. I've looked at a couple things like Shadowsocks proxy, a http injection technique that disguises data coming and going, but I think that's on a per carrier basis?
All in all, I'm just trying to find a solution to this that could be done on iPhone 4s, SE, or if I need an android device to even consider it. Thanks for the help and sorry for the slightly off topic nature of this.
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Don't post copyrighted materials or do other things which will obviously lead to legal trouble. If you wouldn't do it on your own homepage, you probably shouldn't do it here either. This does not mean that we agree with everything that the software piracy lobby try to impose on us. It simply means that you cannot break any laws here, since we'll end up dealing with the legal hassle caused by you. Please use common sense: respect the forum, its users and those that write great code.
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