From c5c8d6f8d5d3c36a69571126b54818c0466d19c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fornax Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 19:47:09 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify data transfer limit on home page --- res/template/home.html | 86 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-) diff --git a/res/template/home.html b/res/template/home.html index 1a6d8e5..24342b0 100644 --- a/res/template/home.html +++ b/res/template/home.html @@ -172,12 +172,31 @@ +
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+ Data transfer limit +
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+ Rate limiting mode will be enabled when a file has 3 + times more downloads than views +
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+ Transfer limit of 1 + terabyte. If the transfer limit is exceeded + advertisements will be enabled again +
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Adver­tise­ments
- Pop-up or a banner ad on the file viewer page + Banner advertisements on the file viewer page
No ads on files @@ -197,25 +216,6 @@ logging
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- Transfer limit -
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- Rate limiting mode will be enabled when a file has 3 - times more downloads than views -
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- Transfer limit of 1 - terabyte. If the transfer limit is exceeded files - will show ads again and rate limiting is enabled -
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Storage space @@ -513,11 +513,6 @@ of the file and a frame where you can view the file if it's an image, video, audio, PDF or text file.

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- More information about Hotlinking on Wikipedia. -

Rate limiting

It's also possible to link directly to a file instead of the @@ -530,19 +525,40 @@ from the file viewer page. On the file viewer you will see a CAPTCHA to fill in when you click the download button.

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+ More information about Hotlinking on Wikipedia. +

Hotlinking with a Pro subscription

- When you have a Pro subscription you will get a monthly - bandwidth cap for all the files on your account combined. Normal - downloads through the file viewer will not be subtracted from - the cap, so nothing changes if you keep using the site like - normal. If people download your files directly from the API (by - replacing the /u/ part in the link with /api/file/) the - bandwidth usage will be subtracted from the bandwidth cap on - your account. If the bandwidth cap is exceeded rate limiting - mode will be enabled for all the files on your account with - three times more downloads than views. + When you have a Pro subscription you will get a monthly data + transfer limit for all the files on your account combined. Files + you download from pixeldrain are subtracted from the data cap. + If you have Bandwidth sharing + enabled your data cap is also used when other people download + your files.

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+ In principle there is always someone who pays for the bandwidth + usage when a file is being downloaded: +

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  1. + If the person downloading the file has a Pro subscription + their data cap is used. +
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  3. + If the person who uploaded the file has a Pro subscription + and Bandwidth sharing is enabled on their account, then the + uploader's data cap is used. +
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  5. + If neither the uploader nor the downloader has a Pro + subscription the download will be supported by + advertisements on the download page. +
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The bandwidth cap on your account is a 30 day rolling window. This means that bandwidth usage will expire 30 days after it was