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How to estimate the monthly cost
Start with the video bitrate, not the server’s advertised price. YouTube’s encoder guidance recommends 10 Mbps for H.264 at 1080p30 and 12 Mbps at 1080p60. It recommends constant bitrate (CBR) and a 2-second keyframe interval. These are YouTube recommendations; the guidance page does not show a publication year and was accessed on October 3, 2026. YouTube’s live encoder settings
- Choose your output settings. Select the resolution, frame rate and codec, then use YouTube’s recommendation for that combination as the bitrate input.
- Estimate monthly transfer. For a 30-day month, multiply bitrate in megabits per second by 2,592,000 seconds, then divide by 8,000,000 to get decimal terabytes. At 10 Mbps, that is approximately 3.24 TB; at 6 Mbps, approximately 1.94 TB.
- Add practical headroom. Those estimates are idealized payload arithmetic, not a provider’s usage measurement or invoice total. Allow for protocol overhead, reconnects and any other server traffic.
- Check the allowance for the actual India region. Compare the estimate with the selected plan’s applicable transfer quota and current overage rate.
- Add the tax that applies to your account. Use the tax shown on the provider’s checkout or invoice; tax treatment depends on provider and customer circumstances.
The server sends one feed to YouTube. YouTube handles delivery to viewers, so the VPS’s encoder upload is not multiplied by the number of people watching. YouTube’s RTMPS ingestion guide
What published Indian-region VPS examples do—and do not—tell you
AWS Lightsail
AWS’s published Linux Lightsail bundles start at $5 per month. Its general price table lists 1 TB of transfer for that tier and 3 TB for the $12 tier, but AWS says Mumbai-region bundles include half the transfer allowance displayed in the bundles. A continuous 10 Mbps feed’s estimated 3.24 TB payload therefore does not fit within the Mumbai allowance of the displayed low tier, and the 3 TB displayed for the $12 tier is not the applicable Mumbai quota either. Check the quota and outbound overage pricing for the exact plan and region before estimating a total. These are published AWS prices and terms accessed in 2026; they are not a checkout quote for a particular account. AWS Lightsail pricing
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Contabo
Contabo publishes VPS prices in US dollars, with a 24-month term shown on its page, and lists resources and traffic terms by product. That information is a comparison point, not a GST-inclusive Indian-rupee quote for this workload. Confirm the applicable India-region traffic terms, billing commitment and checkout taxes before comparing its total with another provider. Contabo VPS plans
Does an Indian VPS price include GST?
Do not assume that a displayed VPS price includes GST. AWS says GST applies to cloud services AWS India sells to customers in India. Its tax guidance describes 9% CGST plus 9% SGST for customers located in Delhi, and 18% IGST for customers elsewhere in India. That is AWS’s explanation of its own tax treatment, not a universal rule for every provider or account. The final tax amount and whether it can be recovered depend on the actual invoice and customer circumstances. AWS’s tax page was last updated in March 2026. AWS India tax guidance
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For a reliable cost comparison, check the provider’s checkout or invoice for your location and tax profile. The available published prices do not establish a single GST-inclusive INR monthly total for a specified stream, VPS plan and customer.
What to compare beyond the headline price
- Monthly base price and commitment: Check whether the displayed rate requires a term, such as Contabo’s 24-month term shown on its page.
- Regional transfer quota: Verify the allowance for the precise data-center region, rather than relying on a general bundle table.
- Overage rate: Find the charge for outbound traffic above the included allowance.
- Compute capacity: Ensure the VPS has adequate CPU, RAM and storage for your chosen encoding workload.
- Network and ingestion: Consider the route to YouTube’s ingest endpoint and whether it remains stable for a continuous upload.
- Operations: Budget for monitoring, restart handling and recovery if the encoder or connection stops.
- Tax and invoicing: Compare what your account will actually be billed, not just a pre-tax list price.
YouTube recommends RTMPS, a secure extension to RTMP, and its ingestion guidance specifies the protocol, valid ingest endpoint and application path, and port 443. Test the encoder settings and monitor stream health; sufficient transfer allowance alone does not prove that a VPS can encode in real time or maintain a stable route. YouTube encoder guidance
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Managed streaming options if you do not want to administer a VPS
StreamNeo is the cloud option to consider first: it keeps a YouTube stream running from uploaded videos, at any uploaded quality up to 4K 60fps for one flat price per slot, with the first day free. Upload a recording or make a playlist, add your YouTube stream key once and go live; the cloud keeps the loop running without a computer or home connection left on. It is for YouTube only and does not stream from a camera. Each slot includes 10 GB of storage pooled across active slots, 24/7 looping and playlists, automatic recovery if YouTube drops the stream, and StreamNeo team support. See StreamNeo for current details.
Other managed services make vendor-stated offers, which should not be treated as independently tested reliability findings. StreamSetu advertises 24/7 1080p streaming, automatic reconnect and monthly pricing, and says 18% GST is added at checkout. YtLive Stream advertises monthly tiers with different active-stream counts, storage and output limits. Check their current terms and checkout totals before deciding. StreamSetu · YtLive Stream
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Or let it run in the cloud
StreamNeo avoids managing an always-on VPS or leaving equipment running at home: upload your video, add your YouTube stream key and go live. It streams the upload as made, up to 4K 60fps, at one price per slot; it can recover automatically if YouTube drops the stream. The first day is free with no card required. Monthly pricing is $9.99 per month. The product is the same across plans; the billing length changes. Start your free day with StreamNeo.
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