Author Topic: Alternative Download URL for Add-Ons not on CDN (Read 1322 times)

YayFun · January 04, 2013, 08:03:04 AM

It would be nice to have for faster download of add-ons that are not on the CDN. This would greatly speed up music loading and downloading of models.

For example:
somesite.com/content/music/song.ogg
somesite.com/content/GameMode_DM/models/model.dts

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Zeblote · January 04, 2013, 08:09:01 AM

GEN.Fire Bird · January 04, 2013, 08:14:55 AM

Please help us understand this more.

Zeblote · January 04, 2013, 08:15:22 AM

Wth do you think the cdn is for
Whe had to download ALL files with that slow speed before
And the files that are not on there for ? reason are loaded from the host with slow speed obviously

YayFun · January 04, 2013, 08:21:33 AM

Updated first post. I'm sure Badspot will understand.

Demian · January 04, 2013, 08:25:21 AM

I can foresee security issues.

Zeblote · January 04, 2013, 08:29:28 AM

Quote from: YayFun on January 04, 2013, 08:03:04 AM

somesite.com/content/music/song.ogg
somesite.com/content/GameMode_DM/models/model.dts

This is like I release an add-on that will automatically download updates from zeblote.com
You realise there is a huge security risk

YayFun · January 04, 2013, 08:37:54 AM

Quote from: Zeblote on January 04, 2013, 08:29:28 AM

This is like I release an add-on that will automatically download updates from zeblote.com
You realise there is a huge security risk

Not a risk if it's only models and music and such.

Vaux · January 04, 2013, 09:41:13 PM

Quote from: YayFun on January 04, 2013, 08:37:54 AM

Not a risk if it's only models and music and such.

True, but what if someone sets one of those file-paths to a virus download?

Ephialtes · January 04, 2013, 10:44:05 PM

Why would those add-ons not be on the CDN?

RagnaTheBroedge · January 04, 2013, 10:51:30 PM

the only reason an add-on wouldn't be on the CDN would be a freshly made private add-on, and that would be a rare and minor issue

Ephialtes · January 04, 2013, 10:53:41 PM

Quote from: RagnaTheBroedge on January 04, 2013, 10:51:30 PM

the only reason an add-on wouldn't be on the CDN would be a freshly made private add-on, and that would be a rare and minor issue

Basically yeah. The moment you host an internet server the art will be uploaded to the CDN.

Zeblote · January 05, 2013, 07:17:57 AM

Quote from: Ephialtes on January 04, 2013, 10:53:41 PM

Basically yeah. The moment you host an internet server the art will be uploaded to the CDN.

When you join a server it loads a bulk of stuff from the CDN, and then a few files really slow from the server.
What's with those files? Why aren't they on the CDN?

RagnaTheBroedge · January 05, 2013, 08:39:21 AM

you evidentally don't understand how the loading process works; that's not what happens at all

Swollow · January 05, 2013, 10:49:42 AM

the files are slow because either A. your internet is slow or B. the file size is big