Amazon S3 for Software Delivery

Question

Hello everyone, I hope someone can help me answer this dilimma I'm having.

I am getting ready to release my new software and its associated content files. Since the File size for the Full version is Huge, I cant use normal software delivery methods. The main download is 450MB and then add-on packs at around 250MB for each add-on product.

So I plan to use Amazon S3 Servers to Host and Deliver Software.

• Does anyone have any real-life situations on the pro's and cons of this method for the way I want to use the system?
• Does Amazon S3 offer Resumable downloads?
• Is there a open source tool that I can use and modify that I can give to my end users to use as a downloader tool, which I can program so that they can download only what they have ordered and also give Expirable download links?
• Is there a commercial tool thats available for the above task?
• I need some advise on how I would automate all this for each user. Once a customer finalizes an order, I am ok with manually processing som stuff for delivery, but automated is the best.

thanks everyone. DC

Answer 1

Check this blog post - should answer all your questions.

Answer 2

Hi,

Check out our blog post on hosting files on S3. You will also find out how to use our freeware tool (not open source though) to do downloads.

Also, I want to mention that Amazon S3 allows for resumable downloads and you can generate expired links to your downloads. Let me know if you have any specific questions.

Thanks Andy