I want to start a website with multiple forums and expect about 1000 members. How much capacity do I

I am planning to start a web site. I see free web hosting and they all say they have X GB WebSpace and X TB BandWith. I don%26#039;t understand these terms and wonder how much is adequate. Also if you can recommends hosts I would appreciate that.

I want to start a website with multiple forums and expect about 1000 members. How much capacity do I need?

Web space = the storage space

BandWith=how much your server can pass-serve traffic to clients simultaneous.

It%26quot;s imposible to tell how much ,because depend very much on wich from you will use and what content you will deliver from your forums.1 gb staorage space probably will be the optimum.Free hosting to recomand none.buy a stater kit rfom yahoo

I want to start a website with multiple forums and expect about 1000 members. How much capacity do I need?

I like to like think about the transaction or conversation to be had on the site then back into the space and bandwidth requirements. Think through a walking skeleton of what the typical user would do on the website. Come to the website, follow this path and do this or that and then leave. This will give an idea of what information (space) is being sent (bandwidth).

An example I see every day is the different between someone storing and retrieving usually text information about customers basically forms and listings with very little graphics. These sites can 10000%26#039;s of stored listings and many users and need little space or bandwidth.

Conversely, a site with few users and heavy and graphics and video can chew up space and bandwidth very fast.

Other Replys:I suggest that you go for a paid web hosting because they are more reliable than the free web hosts (but I admit there are some free web hosts that are better than some of the paid web hosts).

Since your website contains multiple forums and has 1000 visitors approximately, a gig of space and 100+monthly bandwidth will be sufficient for your website.

Try checking My Webbie Hosting.com. Their lowest priced plan is only $3.95/month, but it already gives you 1.5 G disk space and 150 monthly bandwidth.