I Have A Dedicated Server...........

[neo130288]

Hello all. I have a dedicated server at my disposal, was and has been used to host a tekkit server but my players have moved on and I now wish to give a group of players the opportunity to come play and also run a 8gb ram 12-15 slot server.

What's the catch I hear you say, well you will only have ftp access, for my security, and must be over 18 years of age to run the server (player can be a min of 16 years old).

The admin/s must also be on my teamspeak3 server when ever they are in game.

This offer is also available for people who wish to "move" there server from another dedicated server.

That's all folks. PM me for the teamspeak3 IP if interested so we can discuss your "qualification".

[Djinnii]

I think I speak for a lot of server owners when I say...

I'd be very interested... but only having FTP access doesn't cut it at all... Need at least a shell user account to log in via SSH.

Also on a side note ... 8gb RAM and 12-15 slots? Are you using a 10yr old single core CPU?

[neo130288]

nope the server cpu is a 2.7 quadcore i5 and i only say ftp access because i have windows server 2008 r2 64bit installed on the server.

there will be access to the server cmd console via me or my buddy and we are online 90% of the week.

as for the slots i have only ever had a few people online so never been able to test it to its full ability so if you know more that's one of the things we can discuss.

[Djinnii]

Ahh I see... so half your resources already go into running the OS and a whole bunch of background applications you don't even know exist :-)

You'd be much better off installing something like Ubuntu or CentOS or RedHat on it, and giving your "customer" a shell account, it's much more secure, and it uses less power. Also means you won't get hounded everytime they need to do something from the console.

I'm not trying to make life difficult, but we're talking about a game server here, not a website... it's not a install and forget job... you constantly need to monitor the console for errors, and invariably fix them within a few mins, before they become big problems or crash the server. (granted with a tekkit server any fix will usually also require a server restart) Again, something you ideally need shell access for and not rely on someone else to do.

I do totally appreciate your trying to offer something to someone, but the cost is too high for any server hoping to achieve more than 3 or 4 players. So your really not doing your hardware justice and using it to it's full potential.

You should also include what network capabilities the server has, (I know I sort of glazed over that bit in the last post and just based my estimates on the given stats) as this is also a very important factor for anyone looking to move away from a home hosted server.

[neo130288]

i have more use and need for it as a windows server i tried all the above and had nothing but problems as for the "hounding" i don't mind i enjoy setting up the server as much as playing on them

[Djinnii]

There are other ways you can allow other users to get more than FTP access... but I haven't really tried them, You could probably look into running something like Citrix though. I'm sure some others here can help you out with finding suitable solutions to this, (I haven't run a windows server for anything other than basic user management in a local network)

And you can guarantee that the 10% you aren't there, is when everything goes to pot and the guy on the other end needs you most.

If there was any chance you'd be interested in trying out a UNIX OS again, I'd be more than happy to try and help you get everything you need up and running. Windows servers have their place... but in schools, home networks and test environments where you can get easy access to everything from a nice GUI, not when your trying to manage any remote users or maintain the security of data on a network.

I also hope that you take all this for exactly what it is, constructive criticism. I'm not trying to punch a hole in your balloon, I only wish more people were as forthcoming with their material items.

[neo130288]

like i said the 10% i am not there my buddy will be so there will all ways be someone around unless we both have real life problems at the exact same time but that's like being hit by a ufo in the back of the head while you a racing on your flying pig

thanks for all the pointers and like i said there is lots to discuss on the matter

[MrKekson]

so basically i type my commands to you via skype,gtalk etc, and u copypasta it back? Thats sounds reasonable. Why don't you create a user, so your 'client' can log in via ssh, and do whats neeeded, for example i monitor my consol when im not sleeping, so you would copy it for me 16 hours in a day, that is just wicked. Even if you install mcmyadmin, that would make it mutch easier.

[neo130288]

plz don't fill this thread with comments, if you are interested in my offer pm me and we will discuss all queries then

[neo130288]

Just to point out this server is FREE and since it is FREE there will be a few drawback/niggles

[JsFrk]

Wow, could understand if he's asking for money but a fair few demands for a guy offering a free server...

I'll try and PM you later Neo130288 as that deal is too good too miss :)

[Djinnii]

They're not demands lol. And yes, we do appreciate that the OP is offering this for free, in fact I admire it.

The posts from both myself and MrKekson are both valid concerns that any server owner would have. Not to mention we are attempting to make everyone's life as easy as possible by trying to provide options that don't involve the OP essentially owning and managing someone else's server.

I run my own server project and it's basically a full time job without the pay. Trust me, I know exactly how much time is required to make and maintain a successful server, doing everything by proxy is not really an option for anyone who actually needs to think about using a dedicated server.