Bandwidth can be defined as the amount of traffic between our CDN servers and users who are viewing your video. Your videos are delivered via that CDN (content delivery network) that is spread out around the world.

A content delivery network is a system of distributed servers (network) that deliver video content to a user, based on the geographic locations of the user, the origin of the web page and the content delivery server.

This service is effective in speeding the delivery of content of websites with high traffic and websites that have global reach. The closer the CDN server is to the user geographically, the faster the content will be delivered to the user. CDNs also provide protection from large surges in traffic.

Accounts include a set amount of this CDN bandwidth every month, and it resets on the billing date.

If your bandwidth runs out in a given month then you will pay an flex fee based on the number of GB you go over.

Please note that bandwidth is only being used if you are uploading your videos directly to Spotlightr. If you are linking your videos using our Hybrid Hosting then you are not using any bandwidth from our platform.

You can check your bandwidth balance from Account & Billing:

You can purchase additional bandwidth by clicking the Change Plan button:

We offer metered usage, so just choose the amount you want to add to your account on a monthly basis.

For example, if you choose to purchase 200 GB of additional CDN bandwidth, that will add on top of what is included with your base subscription. So if you are on a Polaris subscription that includes 600 GB, then the added 200 will give you 800 GB per month.

On the day of your subscription renewal your bandwidth resets. So if your subscription date is on the 15th of the month, your bandwidth will dwindle until the next 15th of the month when it resets back to 800 GB available.