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=Bandwidth Considerations=
==Where is the files used==▼
In order to provide near real-time updates, Cumulus uploads a very small file at regular intervals. Typically this is 15 seconds buy depends on your setting above.
Most internet providers now place a limit on the amount of Bandwidth you can consume each month. Bandwidth is a figure representing the data you can upload and download. Doing such a regular upload will impact on your allowance.
The file Cumulus uploads is less than 1024 bytes in size, but for the calculation we will assume 1024 bytes
During a month (31 days) the upload process will consume roughly 175 Mbytes of bandwidth -- this is a tiny consideration as usually bandwidth restrictions from your provider start in the Gigabytes (Gb) range, not Megabytes (Mb).
On top of your internet connection bandwidth restrictions, you may also have bandwidth caps on your web server so this same figure should be considered for your webserver.
The realtime.txt is used by:
*The [[WeatherConsole]] and [[Sidebar gadget]] [[:Category:AddOns|addons]]
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