CHAOS Challenge: Shared Storage with ChatGPT
We may have failed the first challenge, but we've learned a lot for the next
Problem: We are creating lots of content together that needs to be distributed, edited, and shared between us remotely. We don't want to lose the raw footage just because we finished editing and posted the content and we don't want to pay.
So, how can we most effectively store and share content? Enter, CHAOS Challenge
Goal: In 20 minutes, come up with a strategy for storing and sharing content across the world, leveraging ChatGPT as our third co-author
Step 1: What we know
Actions we take with content:
Creating written content (Google Docs, Notion, Telegram, Twitter, Mirror, Substack, Medium)
Creating video content (Zoom, Google Meets, Riverside, restream, Tiktok)
Editing video content (Capcut)
Creating image content for NFTs (Figma)
Distributing video content (YouTube, Lenstube, Lenster, Twitter, Substack)
Creating web3 data (Badger, Mirror, Disco, Guild, Lens)
Curating digital spaces (Guild, Telegram)
What we might like to do in the future:
Create custom playlists
Create NFTs together
Our needs for sharing files for co-creation
No Video resolution loss - No compression and quality loss
FREE
Longevity
Lots of GB
Step 2: Asking Chat GPT basic questions about storage
How does storage work?
Online storage, also known as cloud storage, is a method of storing data on the internet instead of on your personal computer or mobile device. This data is stored on remote servers that a cloud storage provider manages. When you want to access your data, you can do so from any device that has an internet connection by logging into your account with the provider. The provider takes care of maintaining the servers and ensuring that your data is safe and secure.
Where can we store files right now remotely (tools)
Many different cloud storage providers are available, but some of the most well-known ones include Google Drive, Dropbox, and Microsoft OneDrive. These companies offer a range of storage plans that allow you to store different amounts of data depending on your needs. Other popular cloud storage providers include Amazon S3, IBM Cloud Object Storage, and Box. Many of these providers offer free storage for a certain amount of data, but may charge for additional storage or for certain features. It's important to research the different options and choose the one that best meets your needs.
Step 3: Compiled list of available stack/tooling options
Google Drive, 15 GB free, then pay per usage but confusing
Dropbox, 9.99$/month for 2TB
Microsoft OneDrive 99.99$/year for 6TB
Step 4: Find an optimal solution
The storage solution is the lock-in with SaaS and paying for the platform, but all the tools we use on top of that don't have to be fragmented.
For this reason, we decided that paying for storage may make sense, despite our hatred of SaaS. Paying $99/year split between the two of us comes out to ~$4/month.
This is the first subscription we will pay for together, and only when we absolutely need to (currently still getting by with free Google Drive + sharing files over Telegram) but the casual content creation game is not cheap.
Status: FAIL
We weren’t able to come up with an answer within the 20 minute allocation, but we did learn how to livestream, ended up deciding on a storage solution, and had a lot of fun along the way, so we’ll call that a win ;)
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