colorblindjimbo
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Hey, I am the owner of a Gaming Community, and we currently have 3 game servers up. Two public game servers, and one private (for testing purposes and clan matches etc...)
Our total bill right now is
1. 20Man Server: $30/m
2. 20Man Server: $30/m
3. 10Man Server: $10/m (private)
This is a total of $70/m.
I was wondering if it would be possible to switch over to a VPS service, such as the one from 1and1.com. They offer 256mb memory, 25gb hard-drive space, and 1tb of bandwidth per month, for $30/m.
I was wondering if I could host one game server on each VPS, as it would allow me much more customization. I would actually be able to SSH into the server, and change OS settings, or download files and mods directly from the web rather than having to FTP.
So, would these system resources be enough for me to run a server? 256mb memory seems low, but I mean CS:S servers don't use any graphics processing, they just send packets back and forth. Do I need 512? 1gb?
Will there be enough bandwidth? Mind that all map downloads will be from my webserver, so you need not include that.
IMO: If I could host every server with 1 VPS, I would do it just because of the customization I could offer, I'm just wondering if the VPS would be able to be run.
Another thought, our bill is currently at $70/m, and for $99/m I can get a dedicated server. Would I be able to run all three gameservers off of this one dedicated server? Or would there not be enough bandwidth? Processing power? would I suffer high pings?
Our total bill right now is
1. 20Man Server: $30/m
2. 20Man Server: $30/m
3. 10Man Server: $10/m (private)
This is a total of $70/m.
I was wondering if it would be possible to switch over to a VPS service, such as the one from 1and1.com. They offer 256mb memory, 25gb hard-drive space, and 1tb of bandwidth per month, for $30/m.
I was wondering if I could host one game server on each VPS, as it would allow me much more customization. I would actually be able to SSH into the server, and change OS settings, or download files and mods directly from the web rather than having to FTP.
So, would these system resources be enough for me to run a server? 256mb memory seems low, but I mean CS:S servers don't use any graphics processing, they just send packets back and forth. Do I need 512? 1gb?
Will there be enough bandwidth? Mind that all map downloads will be from my webserver, so you need not include that.
IMO: If I could host every server with 1 VPS, I would do it just because of the customization I could offer, I'm just wondering if the VPS would be able to be run.
Another thought, our bill is currently at $70/m, and for $99/m I can get a dedicated server. Would I be able to run all three gameservers off of this one dedicated server? Or would there not be enough bandwidth? Processing power? would I suffer high pings?