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Use Cases & Solutions Hosting a Mobile App or SaaS API Backend for China Users on Hong Kong CN2 GIA (No ICP Filing) Run a China-facing mobile app or SaaS API on IMIDC Hong Kong CN2 GIA servers without ICP filing: architecture, Nginx HTTP/3 config, retries, testing and scaling. 9 steps26 min read Read tutorial

Use Cases & Solutions Self-Hosted Live Streaming for Asia: SRS Origin on a Hong Kong, Tokyo or Singapore Server with CDN Run your own live streaming platform for Asia with IMIDC: SRS origin via Docker, RTMP/SRT ingest, HLS and WebRTC, bandwidth math, CDN, recording and DDoS. 8 steps26 min read Read tutorial

Use Cases & Solutions Building a VOD and Short-Video Platform Backend: Storage Servers, FFmpeg HLS Transcoding, MinIO and CDN Build a VOD or short-video backend on IMIDC: ffmpeg HLS ladders, MinIO storage tiers, CDN bandwidth math, and Hong Kong vs Tokyo, Singapore or LA regions. 8 steps26 min read Read tutorial

Use Cases & Solutions Build a Private AI Support Knowledge Base (RAG) on a Dedicated Server in Tokyo, Singapore, Taipei or Los Angeles Run an enterprise RAG support knowledge base with Qdrant or pgvector on an IMIDC dedicated server in Tokyo, Singapore, Taipei or Los Angeles, keeping customer data in-region. 7 steps24 min read Read tutorial

Use Cases & Solutions Colocate Your Own GPU Servers for AI Inference in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore or Los Angeles: Power, Network and Shipping Guide Bring your own GPU servers to IMIDC colocation in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore or Los Angeles: power density, cooling, 10Gbps, BGP, export controls and shipping checklist. 7 steps20 min read Read tutorial

Use Cases & Solutions Run Your Own Business or Transactional Mail Server (Mailcow or Postal) on a Dedicated IP: PTR, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, MTA-STS and IP Warm-Up Set up Mailcow or Postal on an IMIDC server with a dedicated IP: confirm port 25, set PTR, publish SPF, DKIM, DMARC and MTA-STS, warm up and monitor blocklists. 8 steps23 min read Read tutorial

Use Cases & Solutions Multi-Region Disaster Recovery for Cross-Border Businesses: Hong Kong Primary, Tokyo or Singapore Warm Standby, DB Replication and Failover Multi-region DR on IMIDC: Hong Kong primary, Tokyo, Singapore or Taipei standby, MySQL/PostgreSQL replication, restic backups and DNS or Anycast failover. 9 steps27 min read Read tutorial

Use Cases & Solutions Cloud Desktops for Cross-Border Operations Teams: Windows RDS or Proxmox VDI on a Dedicated Server in Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo or Los Angeles Team cloud desktops on an IMIDC dedicated server: RDS or Proxmox VDI sizing, RDS licensing, RD Gateway with 2FA, per-user regional IPs and backups. 9 steps24 min read Read tutorial

Use Cases & Solutions Hosting ERP, OA and CRM for a Company with China HQ and Overseas Branches: Odoo, ERPNext or Nextcloud on a Hong Kong CN2 GIA Server Host Odoo, ERPNext or Nextcloud/OnlyOffice for a China HQ and overseas branches on an IMIDC Hong Kong CN2 GIA server: no ICP, sizing, Docker, SSO, backups, PIPL notes. 9 steps24 min read Read tutorial

Use Cases & Solutions IoT Device Cloud for Global Hardware Exporters: Regional EMQX MQTT Brokers, Device TLS and OTA How hardware exporters build an IoT device cloud with regional EMQX MQTT brokers on IMIDC servers in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Singapore, Moscow and Johannesburg. 9 steps27 min read Read tutorial

Use Cases & Solutions Mobile Game Backend Architecture for Greater China, Southeast Asia, Japan and Korea: Servers, Regions and Launch-Day DDoS A game studio's guide to backend architecture for Asian players: login, gateway and battle servers, TCP vs UDP/KCP, region placement and scaling on IMIDC servers. 9 steps26 min read Read tutorial

Use Cases & Solutions Running an E-Learning Platform for Southeast Asia: Moodle or Open edX on Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok or Hong Kong Servers How to host Moodle or Open edX for students in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam on IMIDC servers, with CDN video and exam-peak sizing. 8 steps23 min read Read tutorial

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