How do Flickr, Youtube and other high traffic websites handle file uploads?
mlLK: Here are some interesting stats in how much data 4chan handles on any given day while the upstream might not quite compare to something of the likes of Flickr or Youtube, but from what I can tell while software is certainly important it is your hardware that will make or break whether or not your site can handle such volume.4chan is currently powered by seven servers (five content, two database). We are colocated on a full 500mbps Global Crossing connection, allowing us to push over 5TB (5,000GB) of data per day [Image: http://content.4chan.org/img/traffic.feb5-12.png]