[Hosting] Ideal hardware?

[fullalliance]

Hello MMOwned,

I've been looking into getting a Private server up, Currently have a mangos server up for me and a friends but we want to open a public one.

We are wondering what is the ideal spec of a VPS / Dedi for hosting a private server?

We currently use a VPS with only 256mb ram and the server is still fast (Max that have been on is 24 at once)

Also is there any cores for linux servers? We have a few VPS nodes that we own and can create VPS's when ever with no charge.

Any help on this is greatly appreciated

[ZestyJ]

This is what i what i recommend:
2.8+ GHz CPU
4+ GB of ram
250+ GB HDD
and 10+ MB connection

[stoneharry]

This is what i what i recommend:
2.8+ GHz CPU
4+ GB of ram
250+ GB HDD
and 10+ MB connection

You don't mention how many players that would hold.
As far as CPU specs go, 2gig of RAM and 2.8+GHz CPU can hold 100 players on most emulators fine, internet speed is calculated roughly by:

First, you need to go to Speedtest.net and test your speed. The number that is the most important is your upload speed which is measured in Mbps (millions of bits per second). Do not confuse this with MBps (millions of bytes per second).

For average gameplay, each player uses about 20Kbps of your upload bandwidth. In heavy raiding situations this number can double, so to be safe you should assume that each player will use 40Kbps MINIMUM.

So how do you work out the theoretical max players your server can hold? Simple. Use this formula:
Code:
your upload speed in Mbps / 0.04
For example, if you have a 1Mbps upload speed you can assume that you will be able to hold 25 players (1 / 0.04 = 25).

However, 25 players will completely max out your bandwidth and your players will experience lag, disconnections, and other annoyances. Remember that this number is just the theoretical max players that you can hold. To be more realistic, you need to assume that only 75% of your total bandwidth will be available to your server at any given time.

To work out the realistic max players your server can hold, use this formula:
Code:
theoretical max players * 0.75
Using the example above, we see that 25 * 0.75 = 19. So for a 1Mbps connection you should probably limit the number of available connections to 19.

Keep in mind that the information I have provided will allow you to estimate the max number of players in a heavy raiding situation. Regular gameplay takes up less bandwidth, and therefore you will probably be able to hold more players than this formula tells you.

Disclaimer: The bandwidth tests that lead to these conclusions were performed on a retail server. The bandwidth used on private servers may vary greatly. These formulas are intended to provide owners of small, non-dedicated servers with an estimate of what their player cap should be. Owners of dedicated servers are advised to conduct their own tests rather than relying on the estimations given by these formulas.

[fullalliance]

So a dedi with the following is more than enough;

Core2Quad Q9650 3.0 GHz 12 MB Cache
12GB RAM
1Gbps connection, with UNLIMITED incoming bandwidth.
Dedicated Switch
1TB Space SATA
8TB Incoming Bandwidth

[stoneharry]

Woah, yeah that's more than enough.

[fullalliance]

Great, Finally a use for this server lol, Its just been gathering dust due to fail sales for VPS

Now to find a decent arcemu pack for 3.3.2 with ICC Spawned atleast 50% :P

(ArcEmu because of LUA Support)

[stoneharry]

Great, Finally a use for this server lol, Its just been gathering dust due to fail sales for VPS

Now to find a decent arcemu pack for 3.3.2 with ICC Spawned atleast 50% :P

(ArcEmu because of LUA Support)

I'm not going to let a server like that go to waste, it pains me to see you use it to host repacks on. :/ If you hit me up on msn ([email protected]) I'll guide you through compiling a server and such so that you can get things going yourself.

[fullalliance]

Thanks harry!

I've added you to my personal email address.

[The-Eradicator]

1Gbps connection, with UNLIMITED incoming bandwidth.

Wait, what? 1GBPS is common with LAN, but for an internet connection i'm not even sure that's possible.

[stoneharry]

Wait, what? 1GBPS is common with LAN, but for an internet connection i'm not even sure that's possible.

Fastest internet in the world is 40 Gigabits per second. A ~75 year old uses it in Sweden (her son installed it for her).

[Kiev]

Well... to become possible soon, Google <3.

Damn nice server though.. really nice.

[fullalliance]

i have plans for a blizzlike server.
None of this bullsh** funserver.

Funding is not a problem. We have access to datacentres in the UK, Germany and the US. We colo host

[Kiev]

Stone will set you on the right path by far . Seems like you have put alot of time into the preporations.