From d359c8b19724969065e0607079e74de04b6ecb6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zsolt Ero Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 13:50:44 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] README update --- README.md | 9 ++------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 464e692..ce7fcdd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -157,14 +157,9 @@ There are two public buckets: I would have loved to use PMTiles; they are a brilliant idea for serverless map hosting! -Unfortunately, cloud platforms can be prohibitively expensive for production usage of map tiles, as map tiles are only 405 bytes on average. This means 1 TB of traffic = 2.7 billion requests. +Unfortunately, on Cloudflare, the range requests in big files have terrible latency, and on AWS, the egress cost can be prohibitive. -##### How much would that cost? - -Cloudflare => **\$977** for requests (you have to pay for requests even on public buckets; only traffic is free) -AWS S3 => **at least \$1717** in AWS fees (\$542 for Lambda + \$1085 for S3 requests + \$90 for egress costs) - -Moreover, range requests on Cloudflare have terrible latency. +Of course, with normal usage, you might fall into AWS's free tier, but the internet is full of stories where someone received a surprise bill from AWS costing thousands of dollars. It's enough to have one bad crawling bot on the internet that gets stuck in a loop on your website - this can trigger thousands of dollars in AWS bills. ## Contributing