pieiscool32 Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 What kind of server do you use to run your minecraft server, as well as specs on the server. an example would be as follows, and this is for my server: Brand: Dell Product Name/Model #: PowerEdge T410 RAM: 48 gigs (only 10-14 for MC) HDD Space: 6T's Processor: Intel Xeon Quad Core 3.0 GHz OS: Ubuntu Server Any Thing Else: I just got it and am planing to use it for my MC server and file server. (MC server is not public (yet)(Whitelisted server PM me for more info)) Why am i asking this? Well i just wanted to see what kind of server(s) other people have, and to see wether i made a good choice with my server. Also the Dell brand is just a personal preference, Don't make comments saying "He is stupid for getting a dell not a Fujlenvma Server" that is not liked and you might get reported. So, what Server DO you use? Quote
Neowulf Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 My PC I built almost 3 years ago for $500. AMD quad core 2.8ghz with 4gig ram and a 750gig HD. I run the client on the same machine. Works pretty good for the 3-4 lan/hamachi connected friends we usually have. Though I'm sorely tempted to build a cluster of raspberry pi's when production ramps up, and see if I can make a server out of 10 or so. Quote
Pilchard123 Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Now that I'd love to see. I know that someone has managed to get LuxRender working on ARM chips, and they want to port it to Raspberry Pi when it comes out. Quote
thebird Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 I run two servers on my personal machine. One is a Tekkit server and the other is vanilla Minecraft. RAM: 8 gigs HDD Space: 3TB Processor: AMD Phenom X4 980 3.7GHz OS: Windows 7 Pro x64 I used to use Hamachi for letting people connect to it but then I found a service that let me have a subdomain for free. Now I can just give people the URL and port number. Much easier than using Hamachi. Quote
termhn Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 Current Specs: Old intel dual core 1.8ghz 2gb RAM 500gb harddrive (it's a 2006 mac mini) Specs of machine im getting in about a week hopefully: Intel i5 2400 3.2 ghz 8gb RAM HD4850 320GB HDD OS: Gonna start with linux, will probably dual-boot windows as well. So yeah. Big upgrade :) Quote
n30phyte Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 Current Specs: Old intel dual core 1.8ghz 2gb RAM 500gb harddrive (it's a 2006 mac mini) Specs of machine im getting in about a week hopefully: Intel i5 2400 3.2 ghz 8gb RAM HD4850 320GB HDD OS: Gonna start with linux, will probably dual-boot windows as well. So yeah. Big upgrade The hdd size is a BIG _Downgrade_ Quote
termhn Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 And? I'm only using that much of the harddrive right now and thats with my parent's crapload of pictures (they're professional photographers ) so... shouldn't be a problem. Quote
Neowulf Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 On the topic of HDDs: If you're looking for a good cheap boost for your server, check out solid state drives. My work laptop sports a 128gig SSD and holycrap that thing tripled in speed when I stuck it in. Use the SSD for your OS and critical apps, HDD for bulk storage. For data safety either get 2 and mirror or just backup to your HDD array weekly with incrementals nightly. Newegg has a couple good and cheap drives in the 60-ish gig range for under $100. They occasionally show up as shell shockers/daily deals too (my little brother recently grabbed one for $50). Amazon is another good place to look, though check the reviews on newegg for the same model (if they have it). Amazon can be cheaper but I've never trusted their rating system. They show up on Woot too, mainly on sellout.woot. Make sure it's not refurbished. Quote
Pilchard123 Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 On the topic of HDDs: If you're looking for a good cheap boost for your server, check out solid state drives. What is this madness? Where do you get cheap SSDs? Quote
termhn Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 What is this madness? Where do you get cheap SSDs? Exactly! Especially that large, that's like 200 bucks! Quote
pieiscool32 Posted March 19, 2012 Author Posted March 19, 2012 Please, inform me of where i can get 2 or 3, 500gig solid-state HDDs for like $75 a piece, instead of $500, I would like to visit this magical location where petrol is $1 a gallon.... Quote
Neowulf Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 I specifically said SSD for OS and critical progs, HDD for bulk storage. I know compared to normal platter drives, SSDs are a lot more expensive per gig. But $90 is really cheap for what it does for your machine. My laptop for work will cold boot to desktop in 18 seconds, and that includes login to our AD server. And you want expensive? Try speccing out 50TB of HDD space with tape backup... Quote
pieiscool32 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Posted March 20, 2012 I specifically said SSD for OS and critical progs How much is on it? How much is it? My laptop for work will cold boot to desktop in 18 seconds, and that includes login to our AD server. My mac can do it in like 25, and it has a flat out HDD, what is the difference? I truly don't care how fast my computer can boot, it's not like i can't go brew a cup of coffee and be back in time to log in, as long as it can do that, then I'm happy. And you want expensive? Try speccing out 50TB of HDD space with tape backup... Try re-using the tape act backup, hint-hint... (tape is cool, i like it(except for the fact that it's like a dollar fifty a gig)) Quote
Neowulf Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 How much is on it? How much is it? I don't know any OS install that's more than 25 gigs, and I'm dealing with ghost images of user desktops. A 60gig SSD for $90 normally is easily enough for that, a swap file (not best practice, but good enough), and spare. My mac can do it in like 25, and it has a flat out HDD, what is the difference? I truly don't care how fast my computer can boot, it's not like i can't go brew a cup of coffee and be back in time to log in, as long as it can do that, then I'm happy. If my computer is starting up, it's generally because it's monday morning. And monday morning is "Help me my password doesn't work!" time. The sooner I can shut up the whining the better... Original boot time before the SSD was around 2 minutes. Try re-using the tape act backup, hint-hint... (tape is cool, i like it(except for the fact that it's like a dollar fifty a gig)) Our self host quote came out ~$80k/year cheaper than the consolidated datacenter the CIO is trying to push us into, I think we did pretty good. Quote
Neowulf Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 I know doublepost is bad, and I hate advertising for anyone, but: http://www.newegg.com/Special/ShellShocker.aspx?cm_sp=ShellShocker-_-863043-_-03202012_1 Dunno what the price is going to be yet, I'm guessing no more than $150. Edit: $128, not bad. There's also a 128gig for $110 with $10 mail in rebate: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227776&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL032012&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL032012-_-EMC-032012-Index-_-SSD-_-20227776-L09C Quote
Pokemane Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 I use my personal rig, handles a 4-man Tekkit server like a champ. Been thinking about making another cheap rig to host the server and be my personal network server. i5-2500k 3.3GHz, sometimes OC'd 8GB 1600MHz RAM 60GB SSD 500GB HDD Gigabyte GTX 560Ti Proposed: i7-2600 or i5-2400 60GB SSD 16GB RAM Quote
termhn Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 You should be able to run a ~20 man server on your current rig, maybe push it to ~30 if you're not doing other gaming... Quote
Pokemane Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 You should be able to run a ~20 man server on your current rig, maybe push it to ~30 if you're not doing other gaming... Yeah, I just don't have that many friends to play with, and I miss my logistics pipes sometimes. Also, chunk loading is a bitch. Quote
termhn Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 Yeah, I just don't have that many friends to play with, and I miss my logistics pipes sometimes. Also, chunk loading is a bitch. Sounds good... I could come play with you guys :P Quote
pieiscool32 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Posted March 20, 2012 Sounds good... I could come play with you guys Same here, where do i sign up? Quote
Pokemane Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 Sorry dudes, wasn't meant to be an advert for a server. I don't do public for a bunch of reasons, constant maintenance and chunkloading bullshit being the least of them. Quote
termhn Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 NP, just thought you might want an extra player I get it. Quote
miniboxer Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 i client and host at the same time on an already weak laptop, but i end up being the only one who lags. anyway, here are my system specs: Brand: Acer model: Aspire 4730z RAM: 2 GB DDR2, with approximately 20 gigs of swap file (slow as fuck, but helps on intensive programs) video card: intel onboard chipset. nuff said. Processor: intel celeron 575 hard drive: i think it is 220 gig, can't remember. Quote
Ilan321 Posted April 21, 2012 Posted April 21, 2012 Hah. I use my craptop for hosting+playing Specs: Dell inspiron 6400 2GB Ram 110GB HD Intel Core Duo @2GHz Mobile Intel® GMA 950 w/ 256mb Quote
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