Stream your library in Astana. Even on 1 Mbps.
Astana at a glance
- Where
- Capital of Kazakhstan
- Population
- about 1.5 million
- Time zone
- Asia/Almaty (UTC+5)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 14:00–18:00 UTC
- Daylight
- about 7 h 53 min in mid-winter, 16 h 35 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 358 m
- Nearest cities
- Karaganda 193 km · Almaty 973 km · Shymkent 996 km
- Subtitle languages
- Kazakh, Russian
What makes Astana different
With about 1.5 million people, Astana has every kind of connection — and every kind of bottleneck. Astana is the capital of Kazakhstan.
Evenings in Astana
Local time in Astana is UTC+5, with no clock change. Between 19:00 and 23:00 local (14:00–18:00 UTC) shared networks are at their fullest, which is when Silux Media's lower data use matters most.
Daylight in Astana swings from about 7 h 53 min in mid-winter to 16 h 35 min in mid-summer — long winter evenings are film evenings.
Mobile data in Astana
Same picture, less data: about 1.0 GB per HD hour, compared with 2.5–2.7 GB for Jellyfin and Plex in our live tests. That's the difference between a film finishing on mobile data in Astana or not.
On the move from Astana
From Astana it's about 193 km to Karaganda. Wherever you are on the journey, your films stream from your own server at home.
Crossing into Kyrgyzstan? Bishkek is about 954 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Questions from Astana
Can I watch my films in Kyrgyzstan?
Anywhere, Kyrgyzstan included. Roaming allowances are small, which is where using under half the data pays off.
Can I watch my own films in Astana?
Of course. Your own server holds the films; the apps for phones, tablets and TVs play them in Astana or wherever you take them.
Does it support Kazakh and Russian subtitles?
Every subtitle and audio track your files carry is offered in the player, in Kazakh and Russian or any other language.
What does Silux Media cost in Kazakhstan?
The self-hosted server is free forever, including remote streaming. Optional plans are billed in USD on our website — never inside the apps.
Long winter evenings in Astana — will a NAS or old PC cope?
Yes. Silux Media runs on ordinary computers and can prepare lean versions of your library overnight at low priority, so several people can watch on dark evenings without a powerful machine.
Does it help on crowded city networks in Astana?
Yes. Using less data per minute means a stream needs less of a busy cell or Wi-Fi network — so it keeps playing when others start to buffer.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.