VOD hosting has different requirements than live IPTV streaming:
- Storage: Your primary need - movies average 2-5GB (HD) or 10-20GB (4K). A library of 1,000 movies needs 2-5TB.
- I/O speed: NVMe SSD is essential - multiple viewers requesting different content simultaneously requires fast random read performance.
- Bandwidth: Each VOD stream uses the same bandwidth as live TV (5-8 Mbps for HD). 10Gbps handles 1,000+ simultaneous VOD viewers.
- CPU: Lower priority than live streaming unless you're transcoding on-the-fly.