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05-18-2011, 03:24 PM #1Newbie
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Minecraft Gaming Server for Community
I currently run a minecraft server at home using an AMD X4 945 Quad-Core 2.0Ghz, 8GB DDR2 RAM, 10,000 RPM Drive and 1TB Back Up Drive. Connection is a Fios 25/15 DOWN/UP MB.
I'm looking for a company that can handle close to my 20 people and growing.
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05-18-2011, 04:11 PM #2Junior Guru Wannabe
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Most decent providers can easily handle your amount of players.
There are a few out there, just do some research to find a host with quality services and support.
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05-19-2011, 03:01 PM #3WHT Addict
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You can check out a site like this for some links to GSPs, or a google search for Minecraft hosters will also work.
http://gspreview.com/www.tcadmin.com
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05-19-2011, 03:24 PM #4Web Hosting Guru
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If you didn't want to go through another provider, you could get yourself a nice VPS.
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05-19-2011, 03:32 PM #5WHT Addict
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05-19-2011, 03:34 PM #6WHT Addict
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From his specifications, it looks like he would need a Dedicated server not a VPS.
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05-19-2011, 03:52 PM #7Aspiring Evangelist
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You can easily host a 20 slot minecraft server on a small VPS. Something with around 2GB - 3GB of ram should be more than sufficient for 20 players. Store the map in ramdisk rather than on the drive.
Your problem at the moment will be your upload bandwidth. Try and get a server close to where your players are..
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05-20-2011, 03:07 PM #8WHT Addict
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I am not sure of the cost of a 3-4 GB VPS with enough bandwidth to handle 20 players. But I just did some shopping and it looks like it may be cheaper to simply go with a GSP and purchase one through them.
Most GSPs will allow you to upgrade the number of slots as needed. Then just collect some small donations from your members and get yourself a Teamspeak or Ventrilo server and your good to gamewww.tcadmin.com
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05-20-2011, 06:59 PM #9Temporarily Suspended
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For a minecraft server with few people VPS with good specs is a good start. Switch to a dedicated Server when you reach like 50 - 100 people.
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05-20-2011, 07:26 PM #10Temporarily Suspended
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You may want to check out these providers...
http://www.plugpayplay.com/
http://servercraft.co/
https://allgamer.net/
https://www.admixhosting.com/
http://www.*************.com/
http://www.minecraftserverhost.net/
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05-24-2011, 11:24 AM #11Disabled
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I will have to agree a VPS will be ok to host 20 users but you will need to make sure the VPS can handle the number of plugins you want to use. Plugins can heavily use up the JVM/Memory. Most game hosting providers will be able to offer a custom setup for you on a VPS.
Searching "MineCraft Hosting" into Google should get you a large number of companies you can get in contact with to ask about your requirements.
Hope this helps
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05-24-2011, 01:21 PM #12Junior Guru Wannabe
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I've seen popular minecraft servers use quite a lot of CPU and as much RAM as you allocate them with ease.
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06-15-2011, 08:11 PM #13Newbie
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Edit: Meant for this post about my minecraft server VPS status to go to a different thread.
Last edited by ethanrider; 06-15-2011 at 08:24 PM. Reason: see current text.
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06-15-2011, 08:38 PM #14Web Hosting Master
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A vps is more than enough to handle 20 people.. I was running a test minecraft server running Bukkit and several plugins and it would run on average at about 2.5GB of ram with 15 people on it.
I would suggest finding a provider that has decent I/O speed otherwise teleporting and map switch will take a little longer.
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07-08-2011, 04:35 AM #15Newbie
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Just watch out for VPS's that oversell which cause massive lag in minecraft.
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07-08-2011, 12:09 PM #16Newbie
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You can handle disk I/O speed issues with tempfs if you have sufficient RAM
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07-08-2011, 12:17 PM #17Web Hosting Master
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If you're searching for a dedicated option try http://www.colocrossing.com or https://www.ubiquityservers.com/, they cater towards game servers.
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07-08-2011, 12:21 PM #18Web Hosting Master
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With Minecraft, it's important to check a lot of settings also. There's some JVM flags that you can configure to improve performance. Additionally, which java are you running 1.6 or 1.7? I saw a great improvement in 1.7 JDK. If you'd like to know more about the settings I'm running, and what we've done to tweak our server, just PM me. I'm happy to share settings, server specs, etc. We don't have many people on, just 8 or so. It's a private server, but it's about to go public.
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07-08-2011, 02:23 PM #19New Member
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I'd say dedicated all the way. Remember, if your service sucks initially, your reputation could be damaged to the point were no one wants to come back and use it, even after you upgrade.
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07-08-2011, 04:56 PM #20Web Hosting Master
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Personally speaking, and coming from experience, I wouldn't start with dedicated. It's overkill. Start with a solid VPS with good IO, put minecraft in memory if necessary, then monitor the server closely, and upgrade with the provider as needed. VPS's are scalable usually.
Then, when you know you've outgrown it, get a dedicated server, or a hybrid dedicated (one VPS on it's own dedicated hardware).█ Bobby - PreciselyManaged.com - Precision Hosting Solutions
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08-06-2011, 10:49 PM #21Newbie
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I would recommend Multiplay.co.uk as you can choose custom slots, along with there custom built control panel XD
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08-28-2011, 12:38 AM #22Newbie
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A better site to look at is gsprating.com, they have alot more traffic. My own company is listed their as well, and while I thought no one would go there to rate my company, there are already 8 reviews on me and I have only been running for a month, so not too bad.
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09-01-2011, 05:13 PM #23Web Hosting Guru
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I recommend fragnet.net check some of their reviews on www.gsprating.com if you want seems like they're doing something right for their customers.
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09-04-2011, 02:24 PM #24
I would suggest www.mpserv.net. They can easily handle a 20 player server for a reasonable budget.
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09-05-2011, 09:40 AM #25New Member
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Thanks to the above poster, some of them have really nice buildings!
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