Bitchute is pretty amazing. They can scale without spending major $$ (that they don't have) on infrastructure. They are using peer-to-peer tech. So, when you watch a video, you are also uploading to help other people watch the video.
This is the only way they can compete with the unlimited funding that Youtube has. Especially given their content isn't 'advertiser friendly'.
So, step back and enjoy a cup of coffee while you wait.
My understanding is that they always have a source that can be pulled from. (So, they do have real hosting costs, but not nearly as much as Google.) But, when concurrent viewers watch the same video then they may only share parts of the video with each viewer and then the video is shared between all the viewers.
Odds are:
10% of the videos on the site account for 90% of the bandwidth. (I have no idea on the actual #s for their site, but I've seen similar numbers for other youtube like video sites.)
At any given time, when you watch a video, there are several other people already watching the video a few seconds or minutes ahead of you.
Seems like an impressive algorithm that makes it mostly seamless.
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Gingercuntfirecrotch ago
I’m a fan of bitchute and all but why the fuck is it so slow on mobile? 2 minutes of loading and I gave up after that.
mostlyfriendly ago
Bitchute is pretty amazing. They can scale without spending major $$ (that they don't have) on infrastructure. They are using peer-to-peer tech. So, when you watch a video, you are also uploading to help other people watch the video.
This is the only way they can compete with the unlimited funding that Youtube has. Especially given their content isn't 'advertiser friendly'.
So, step back and enjoy a cup of coffee while you wait.
Gingercuntfirecrotch ago
That would explain a lot. What happens if there’s no seeds? Does the video ultimately die? I should probably read their faqs.
mostlyfriendly ago
My understanding is that they always have a source that can be pulled from. (So, they do have real hosting costs, but not nearly as much as Google.) But, when concurrent viewers watch the same video then they may only share parts of the video with each viewer and then the video is shared between all the viewers.
Odds are:
Seems like an impressive algorithm that makes it mostly seamless.