Apache - how to limit maximum download speed of files? (if not apache, i can run lighthttpd)

Question

I have a bunch of videos but I only want to limit the maximum download speed for these files to be 1mbps. How can I set this up (ideally in Apache but lighthttpd is an optio

Answer 1

If you only want to limit the download speed per connection, without any regard for managing the totals or performing more fine-grained controls, the best way to handle this is to use Apache's own mod_ratelimit.

This example restricts everything under /files to 1Mbit/s...

    SetOutputFilter RATE_LIMIT
    SetEnv rate-limit 1000

I've researched and tried other methods and modules, and in this specific case, mod_ratelimit is hands down the easiest way to do this.

Download Speed Limit and Throttling for Apache 2.4.