Migrating from Costly AWS Setup to Dedicated Cloud Infrastructure
Client: BroadCast Media Group (Media Streaming Network)
Migrating a high-bandwidth video transcoding and web portal workload from overpriced AWS instances to dedicated Hetzner cloud servers, cutting monthly costs by 58%.
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The Problem
BroadCast Media was spending over $6,500/month on AWS egress fees and compute instances that were constantly throttled by CPU credit limits.
Key Constraints
- •Over 40 TB of video files and media archives to transfer
- •Live transcode workers could not be stopped during business hours
Technical Approach & Execution
Architected a high-performance dedicated Linux cluster with Docker Swarm, Cloudflare R2 for zero-egress asset storage, and automated off-site backups.
Zero-Egress Media Archive Migration
Transferred 40 TB of historical video archives from AWS S3 to Cloudflare R2, eliminating egress data transfer charges entirely.
Dedicated Compute Cluster Setup
Provisioned and hardened modern dedicated bare-metal servers running containerized Next.js and video transcode workers.
Cloud & Deployment
- Dedicated Linux Bare-Metal Servers (Hetzner)
- Docker Swarm Container Orchestration
- Cloudflare R2 Object Storage
- Automated BorgBackup to Off-Site Storage
Tools & Languages
Key Engineering Lessons Learned:
- •For compute-heavy and high-bandwidth applications, dedicated bare-metal paired with Cloudflare R2 delivers massive savings over AWS
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