My server has grown to be far more popular than I thought
I have a 2gb server over on Exodus. I limited it to 8 players, of which I assumed I would have 4-5 on at most. 2-3 on a regular basis.
Anyway, I posted some server pics on a forum I share with some good friends, and now they all want to play.
I am trying to institute some guidelines for folks that play on the server, as I am really unsure if the 2gb is enough. There are times when I have one person on and I am running at 74% mem usage. Other times I have 5 people on and I am at 50%. So its real hit or miss. (CPU usage is generally 13%-20%, at most 30%)
I have created a "Restart" procedure to run every night, but as that was just implemented, I cannot predict how it will impact performance.
I am also looking at limiting the server mods.
Its a peaceful/ survival server in that I don't allow mobs to spawn, but I also don't allow creative mode. We do have villagers and a village near the spawn (We got insanely lucky with our seed)
I was hoping for some advice on what to remove (if anything), or what sort of processes you all as admins have in place for managing things.
Tekkit servers seem to be far more complicated than normal Bukkit servers, so I am really unsure how to proceed to help my players out.
The main mods I am looking to remove are ComputerCraft, Balkons Weapon Mods, and maybe EE.
Thank you for your time!