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DVS-100/200 Installation Guide
DVS-100/200 can be installed on any system running the
Ubuntu 18.04 64
bit Linux operating
system, the guide below covers some common installation scenarios.
The installation procedure for DVS-100 and DVS-200 is the same. Once installed the software will be
running in free mode (DVS-100) you must install a valid licence to enable DVS-200 features.
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System resource recommendations
The guide below makes some recommendations on system specifications, please use these as
guidelines only. We assume one 1Mbps video stream with 96Kbps audio, the max viewer count is
per instance (per server).
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On-Premise Installations
8GB of RAM and a SSD (Solid state drive) is recommended for larger audiences, approximate
network limitations are as below.
Network Speed
Viewers (Per Instance)
10 Mbps
8
100 Mbps
80
1000 Mbps
800
Add more instances or additional network interfaces as audience size increases
For encoding / transcoding HD video we recommend a 4 core 7
th
generation i7 CPU and 8GB ram at
minimum.
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Cloud hosting installations
Digital Ocean
Digital Ocean is ideal for scenarios with low viewer counts.
All Digital Ocean instances share a 1Gbps connection to the internet, Digital Ocean recommend
consistently not exceeding 300Mbps I/O.
Hosting Plan
Viewers (Per Instance)
$5 USD PM
50
$10 USD PM
150
Add more instances as audience size increases
Amazon AWS
Hosting Plan
Viewers (Per Instance)
M1.small
120
M1.medium
285
m1.xlarge
570
Add more instances as audience size increases
Massive Grid
Massive grid offer affordable dedicated servers with dedicated 1Gbps connectivity.
Hosting Plan
Viewers (Per Instance)
Managed Dedicated I
800
Add more instances as audience size increases
