Deploying CapCut Pro–related services on DigitalOcean

Heya, @523e07e70e5640e7a55eea59ff7f17

You can use a Droplet for your web app and API, and DigitalOcean Spaces with CDN for all video and large media files. Spaces + CDN is designed for high traffic and large objects and will perform far better than serving videos directly from a Droplet.

For storage and bandwidth, keep videos in Spaces, enable the CDN, and make assets public if possible so they can be cached at the edge. Avoid proxying large files through your app, as that quickly becomes a bottleneck.

Spaces works well for large files, but keep in mind bandwidth costs after the included transfer and basic request rate limits. For most video delivery use cases, these aren’t an issue unless traffic spikes unexpectedly or assets are hotlinked.

For security, apply rate limiting and firewall rules on the app/API side, and use signed (pre-signed) URLs if you need controlled access to private assets. Just note that signed URLs don’t work well with CDN caching, so you typically choose either private access or maximum CDN performance.

Regards

For a high-traffic CapCut Pro–related service, use DigitalOcean App Platform for the web/API layer and Spaces + CDN for video and static assets. App Platform simplifies scaling and deployments, while Spaces handles large media efficiently. Optimize bandwidth by storing only finalized assets, enabling CDN caching, and using adaptive streaming formats. Spaces CDN works well for large files, but expect higher egress costs and eventual-consistency behavior. Secure the setup with Cloud Firewalls, rate limiting at the app/API level, HTTPS everywhere, and restricted API keys. Using signed URLs with Spaces is strongly recommended for controlled, time-limited access to video assets.

Hi there,

For something like this, a common and fairly simple setup on DigitalOcean is to split responsibilities:

Use App Platform for the landing site and API since it handles deploys, scaling, and HTTPS for you. Use Spaces for the video and media assets, with the built in CDN enabled so traffic is served from the edge instead of hitting your app servers. Droplets usually only make sense if you need full OS level control or custom networking.

For storage and bandwidth, keep large video files out of your app layer entirely. Serve them directly from Spaces via the CDN. This avoids bottlenecks and keeps your App Platform costs predictable. For uploads and large files, multipart uploads are usually more reliable.

Spaces with CDN generally works well for large files, but there are a few things to keep in mind. Very high request rates from a single client can be throttled, and if you rely heavily on signed URLs, you may not always get full CDN caching benefits depending on how access is handled.

On the security side, keep buckets private by default and use time limited signed URLs if you need controlled access. Add rate limiting at the app level, and consider putting Cloudflare in front of the site and API for DDoS protection and basic WAF rules. Lock down origins with firewalls so only trusted traffic can reach them.

Overall, App Platform plus Spaces with CDN covers most high traffic media use cases cleanly. Just make sure your usage and content comply with any third party terms, especially if this is related to paid or licensed content.