How To Choose Best IPTV Server For Admin & LB?
While starting an IPTV business, choosing right server configurations meters. I’ll be suggesting you few nice company servers list that will help you getting best performance at cheap prices.
Basic & Quick Answer:
Well, for different projects we need different configurations. Like same we need different config for main server and loadbalancer or VOD server. Like if you’re here looking for suggestions for main server, you need minimum 500MB unmaterred input and output bandwidth, 500GB+ storage minimum 6 cores, minimum 64GB or 128GM RAM and closest location to your client’s region.
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Same like for Loadbalancer, minimum 128GB RAM, 6/8 cores, 500GB + storage and minimum 1GB input and output unmaterred bandwidth and closes location to client’s region to run 100-300 channels over it.
For VOD server you need minimum 64GB or more RAM, 6 cores, closest location to client’s region and storage depends on how much data you’re gonna put on.
Best & Cheap Dedicated Servers for IPTV (XTREAM UI)
| Company | Min Prices | RAM/Bandwidth | Min-Max BW | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AliPacket (Offshore/DMCA Ignore) | 140$ | 32GB/1Gbps | 1Gbps – 10Gbps | NL, US, HK |
| DataPacket | 120$ | 64GB/1Gbps | 1Gbps – 40Gbps | EU, US, APAC |
| Hetzner | 39€ | 64GB/500Mbps | 1Gbps – 1Gbps | DE, FI |
| OVH (50% OFF ON ESS-64) | 81$ | 64GB/500Mbps | 250Mbps – 4Gbps | FR, DE, UK, AU, CA, PL, SG, US |
| Worldstream | 142€ | 64GB/1Gbps | 1Gbps – 20Gbps | NL |
| FDCservers | 299$ | 72GB/1Gbps | 1Gbps – 300Gbps | NL, US |
Selecting Dedicated Server For IPTV Admin Panel
So, let me clear things to you without boring you (I’ll try my best). I’ll be considering to choosing the best server from all sides, yeah! I’m not gonna just consider on freezing, or only zapping or performance etc but all. All server with IPTV must be unmaterred (unlimited) bandwidth.
Choosing faster connectivity server
Now for main server, here faster reach mean the faster connectivity or faster ping. Ping means how fast is your ISP (internet service provider) connecting to your server. You can anytime test ping to your servers by typing ping yourserverip so this will show you results how fast your internet is able to connect to your server, less ping means faster connectivity. Following is a sample test result to a random server from my local ISP.
Sample server pingtest
So, here 74ms means your internet connected to that server within 74 million seconds sounds great yeah? But if you can arrange more faster ping like 20ms or nearby it will be faster zapping(speed while changing a live channel). There should be no chance for packets loss, as you can see above server has 0% loss.
Choosing RAM
RAM effect always when you use prebuffer feature that helps make less buffer to your client. It actually download extra part of the stream to your user’s app so while it start buffer inside the old extra downloaded part keep running and reconnect the newly loaded part. Its a helpful feature you can find at Gear icon => Settings => Streaming =>Client Prebuffer, keeping 20 or 40 are cool.
Choosing Storage & Cores
Well, for main server, things are cool if you get 6 cores and 500GB or hard drive. As we’re making a sample setup of server configuration by considering our client’s limit as 200 online at a time (maybe when you’ve added 5000 users at all) and 200 to 300 streams online on loadbalancer.
Selecting Dedicated Server For IPTV Load Balancer
Ah ok, loadbalancers are the servers which will keep your streams live on and user’s app will be stay connected them to keep downloading the streaming content. So, these servers must be strong than that main by cores, bandwidth and RAM. All server with IPTV must be unmaterred (unlimited) bandwidth.
Choosing faster ping
Like i shared above, ping means how fast or long it connect to the destination. So, if your local internet connects fast to your dedicated server, it will make you 0 freeze while playing any stream and if your main server has faster connectivity to your loadbalancer then as you’ll connect to main and it will redirect you to loadbalancer, faster pings will make you fast zap and no buffer. So, select the server that has more and faster ping between and your main server, current load balancer server and nice ping to your local ISP (internet service provider).
Choosing the RAM
So, choosing RAM here according to our needs is very important. Like, if you’re planning to put 200 streams over server for 200 users online simultaneously and prebuffer enabled at 40 then your RAM may go more than 60% if server has 64GB of RAM. So, i;ll strongly suggest to go with a 128GB RAM or atleast 64GB with 20 prebuffer. OVH has cheap 128GB RAM servers and good pings to ISPs.
Choosing Storage and Cores
It depends on how many streams and clients you’re gonna put on it. 500GB storage is OK for it with 8 cores CPU if you’re put in 300 streams and 200 clients online simultaneously . If you’re confused, write me a comment down.
Helping Links
Xtream UI Panel – A Complete Guide
Best Streaming Dedicated Servers For IPTV
Installing Xtream UI Admin Panel properly (common issues and fixes)
Installing / Adding Xtream UI new loadbalancer or new server (common issues and fixes)
Firestick IPTV Tutorial & Download APK
hi i was reading all of the above about bandwidth, streams etc…
i have about 2500 clients total but approx 600 streaming at any given time.
What should my setup be for main server and LB for my current setup and as i plan to handle approx 1000 streaming at the same time in the near future
Lets say your stream’s bitrate is 3MB then go for 3MBx2500 = your output bandwidth speed.