Dev update: European Ingest Server incoming!

Hey there! It's @ddrfr33k and @chiren, and we have an awesome update for you guys. Something big, that will be going live very, very soon. We're adding a European Ingest Server!

What is an Ingest Server? Great question! An ingest server takes the stream that the streamer broadcasts and then shares it with the rest of the world. Okay, that's only half true. The Ingest server handles the incoming streams, and then it gets out to the internet through our own servers that handle the broadcast. But I'm getting sidetracked on a whole lot of details that you don't need to know about. MOVING ON!!!

Typically, you want to be as close to your ingest server as possible to minimize lag. Currently, we have one ingest server, set up in the wonderful U.S. of A. Because 'murica. But that's not that great for our European streamers. Crossing the Atlantic is, well...it's not good for your stream. And you know what? We heard you, loud and clear! Not only that, but we're loading up an Ingest Server in Europe, right now! So what does this mean for you? Well! Starting soon, we will be changing our stream URLs. Currently, most streamers are using this URL:

us.vimm.tv

This one goes through our US server, obviously. Most users will still use the US server, but for our European streamers, that URL will change. We'll let you know when to change it, but you will want to update your streaming software to point to:

eu.vimm.tv

This will be a nice boon for you guys. A closer ingest server means better distribution of your stream. This is something we've wanted to add for a while, but haven't really been able to due to reasons. Now those reasons are moot, and you're getting your own ingest server! Down the line, we'll add more ingest servers as we grow. But that costs money, and we're not made of tons of it. We're getting there!

But yeah, that's really all we had to announce right now. Got more things incoming, too. Don't forget that you can help support Vimm by delegating HP to us, and anyone who delegates 100HP or more gets paid monthly for it! But that's all we got now, have a great day!