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		callmeed on Nov 24, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Startup Heroku (YC W08) Now Hosting 40,000+ Apps Right, but doesn't this effectively double or triple your bandwidth usage on S3? (since you're uploading, downloading, then re-uploading)

jamesheroku on Nov 24, 2009 [–]

Transfer between S3 and your Heroku app (which lives inside EC2) is free.

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