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Title: Website question
Post by: Distribution on March 25, 2011, 02:22:25 AM
I know very little about setting up websites. How easy would it be for me to set up a pay per download site that only accepts Bitcoins? How could I go about it?


Title: Re: Website question
Post by: TheRandomGuy on March 25, 2011, 02:31:10 AM
https://www.mybitcoin.com/login/merchant-tools.php?SESSID=1nip5hqnspji3fppc857s3ohe49pgnh8

You have to create a user. But I think this might help.  :-\


Title: Re: Website question
Post by: Stephen Gornick on March 25, 2011, 10:32:09 AM
How easy would it be for me to set up a pay per download site that only accepts Bitcoins?

Out of curiousity, neither Ubitious or BitcoinService.co.uk are suitable?
  http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade#File_sharing (http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade#File_sharing)


Title: Re: Website question
Post by: Distribution on March 26, 2011, 09:16:13 PM
How easy would it be for me to set up a pay per download site that only accepts Bitcoins?

Out of curiousity, neither Ubitious or BitcoinService.co.uk are suitable?
  http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade#File_sharing (http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade#File_sharing)

I didn't really know those existed. Thanks though, that's perfect.


Title: Re: Website question
Post by: Distribution on March 28, 2011, 06:12:31 PM
Has anyone used Ubitous? I just tried it, and it says in order to raise the price of your item, you have to send them Bitcoins. I did, trying to bring the price to 1 BTC. However, it's still showing a price of .02 BTC. I sent the 1 BTC last night so it's confirmed.


Title: Re: Website question
Post by: sunnankar on December 22, 2011, 06:12:06 PM
Out of curiousity, neither Ubitious or BitcoinService.co.uk are suitable?
  http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade#File_sharing (http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade#File_sharing)

Is http://www.bitcoinservice.co.uk/ no longer working? Anyone able to contact the owner and get it functional? I just get a blank page for the download link (http://www.bitcoinservice.co.uk/files/1182).


Title: Re: Website question
Post by: Stephen Gornick on December 22, 2011, 07:56:30 PM
I believe StrongCoin offers a method to do this as well:
 - https://strongcoin.com/blog/bitcoin_micropayments_with_strongcoin


Title: Re: Website question
Post by: sunnankar on December 23, 2011, 07:37:59 PM
I believe StrongCoin offers a method to do this as well:
 - https://strongcoin.com/blog/bitcoin_micropayments_with_strongcoin

This is very helpful. Now to get my PHP skillz up to par so I can actually use it.


Title: Re: Website question
Post by: TheHeroMember on December 26, 2011, 05:22:41 AM
https://www.mybitcoin.com/login/merchant-tools.php?SESSID=1nip5hqnspji3fppc857s3ohe49pgnh8

You have to create a user. But I think this might help.  :-\

It says SSL error.


Title: Re: Website question
Post by: terrytibbs on December 27, 2011, 09:56:58 AM
https://www.mybitcoin.com/login/merchant-tools.php?SESSID=1nip5hqnspji3fppc857s3ohe49pgnh8

You have to create a user. But I think this might help.  :-\

It says SSL error.
It's mybitcoin dude...


Title: Re: Website question
Post by: TheHeroMember on December 27, 2011, 02:23:28 PM
https://www.mybitcoin.com/login/merchant-tools.php?SESSID=1nip5hqnspji3fppc857s3ohe49pgnh8

You have to create a user. But I think this might help.  :-\

It says SSL error.
It's mybitcoin dude...

LOL.


Title: Re: Website question
Post by: tlhonmey on January 19, 2012, 07:46:17 PM
To answer the original question, it's really quite easy.  Take your favourite server package (I like twistd and nevow for speed and security, but the learning curve can be kind of steep.)  Create an index page that pulls the list of files from the database/filesystem/wherever-you're-choosing-to-store-them and generates download links.  Each download link should contain a nonce sized to make it extremely difficult for someone else to intercept a paid-for download and snag a copy themselves.  Download link goes to a page which uses the nonce as an ID number and provides a bitcoin address to which payment may be sent.  Upon receipt of payment, page unlocks and provides file for download. 


If you want a plain-Jane, looks-ugly-but-works standalone server application that functions as described above, I could be convinced to put one together for you for a couple of bitcoins.