streemit.online is Being Developed & Needs YOUR help!
Not everyone on the STEEM network is a strong writer & streemit.online looks to solve this issue by allowing users to stream their thoughts, art and world for Steem Backed Dollar tips right on site. Streemit to the World!
Update: The Site is Slowly Coming Together!
Currently deposits have not been properly automated server side and all must be checked manually. The withdrawal system currently doesn't have any system accessible built to display it on the front end which means any withdrawals would have to be done by personally contacting me. That being said I've worked all night and day on this project to get it somewhat running and I need to sleep some time here shortly.
You're welcome to come sign up for an account and fight for 1 of the 10 currently available connection slots on the small sandbox server I set up for folks to get a taste of the site in open alpha.
Roughly two days ago development started on streemit.online which was devised to add a site allowing video streaming with Steem backed Dollar (SBD) tips integrated right on site to the ranks of services offered accepting and using SBD! We're in desperate need of services running exclusively on our network's currency and given the fact I've previous projects similar in nature that are currently nearing completion it was decided as part of my on going STEEM witness campaign services using SBD would be set up to support the ecosystem.
While not currently open for registration the plan is to launch by the end of the week. However before we can fully launch streemit.online some help from the community is needed to cover the financial cost of getting the servers set up for streaming and the software licences bought to get the site out of alpha mode and able to stream to thousands of users concurrently.
The Business Model
(click the image above to visit the site - still under construction)
The way streemit.online will pay it's upkeep costs is by taking a small percentage of all SBD tips and transfers on the site as a fee. While popular streaming sites featuring tipping charge upwards of 40% fees on all tips given to the users streaming on their sites streemit.online doesn't exist to pad my pockets. It exists to give Steemit.com users a sweet place to hang out and tip each other their hard earned SBD for streaming fun and interesting content.
We're going to launch the site with fees set at 5% taken from tips to see if it's enough to cover server costs. The hope is this is enough to cover all streaming and web server costs but if it isn't we'll adjust accordingly. If the site breaks even or runs in a tiny profit that would be preferable.. However it's not built for profit.
(A dated screencap of the balances / transfer bits being displayed)
Projected Costs to get streemit.online Running
Streeming Engine: (~$2000 or $65/month)
While that is a lot of money for me personally (in fact more than I currently possess) it's my hope that with this proposal a fair chunk of that raised by this post to help cover the costs of the streaming software. It's also worth mentioning that paying a monthly fee for unrestricted access to their software and streaming codes is available for around $65 / month (plus server costs) and is a viable option to get the site running if I fail to raise the funds to purchase the Wowza streaming engine license outright.
Streeming Client: (~$450 or $45/month)
On top of the Wowza streaming engine a license for the actual client setup used on streemit.online also has to be purchased. While setting up a similar streaming site an affordable and easy to use streaming client was found which enables nearly all modern browsers to be able to view and broadcast live streams world wide. To outright purchase the license is $450 or to rent it monthly is $45. Depending on what this post earns towards the development of this platform will dictate if we outright purchase the whole license or rent it monthly:
(Rough Preview: The layout will be changed shortly to make it closer to STEEM styling)
Servers for Streeming: (~$??? or $???/month)
All of this expensive software needs servers to run on as well! While the web front end server has been purchased and is currently being developed on another, larger, more powerful server must be attained in order to run the Wowza streaming engine and store video that users wish to store for the future. Currently a monthly budget of $100 to run servers seems possible and the front end server costs around $18 a month which I'm covering out of pocket. As demand and usage grows servers will be scaled up accordingly.
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Looking for Coders, Testers & Streemers
(screenshot from http://streemit.online)
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A Massive Thanks to Those Who Donated Out of Pocket!
| Donator | Amount |
|---|---|
| @etcmike | $5 SBD |
| @funnyman | 13.435 STEEM |
| @exploretraveler | $10 SBD |
| @modprobe | $100 SBD |
| @hilarski | $25 SBD |
| Total: | $140 SBD / 13.435 STEEM |
If you'd like to help support the development and ease costs associated with this project feel free to upvote this post and/or send a Steem Backed Dollar / STEEM donation to account @streemit.online with mention of donation in the memo.