Hey, I was wondering what was cheaper, running your own server through multicraft or through another hosting site? I know that other hosting sites use multicraft but is it cheaper to buy multi craft directly?
Running your own server will almost always provide the best results performance-wise, however you gotta make sure you have the network bandwidth for it too.
99% of those cheap hosts you see on the forum are obviously mass-hosting and overselling their capacity.
Most of them claims they are running server grade hardware and I wouldn't doubt that but it also means they have a bigger expense to cover
This means they cannot guarantee the cpu power or memory that you get on the server you have started renting. Other instances (maybe 50 or more running on the same box) will be able to interfere with your server so you can end up getting lagspikes or consistent bad performance.
I work professionally in the IT area myself so I know what it costs to procure such servers and how much of earning it requires to pay it off (not to forget the power, cooling, space, network, etc costs).
If you are from the EU region, I can provide some decent hosting to you where your resources are dedicated to you. I have my own stuff in a datacenter and my goal is solely to cover those costs so no intention of earning on that. You can either have a vps or I'll dedicate a cpu core to your server instance. PM me if it could be interesting.
What I mean is, if I buy multicraft directly, is there a certain amount of RAM it comes with to host my server. Is there additional cost that I am not aware of?
What do you mean? If you have a vps/dedicated server and purchase multicraft for yourself? Then yes there might be extra ram usage involved to run the multicraft system.
Ah, can someone explain what it means to host your MC server, because I know places like McProhost use multicraft...? If I buy multi craft, what else do I need to buy to run my server(not on my computer)?
I get the feeling from your posts that you are just wanting to setup a server for yourself, not that you want to be a host provider. In that case, you don't need Multicraft to run a server on your own computer. Just download the Minecraft server files themselves and run them then setup port forwarding and you're ready to go. You're better off getting a real host though as your home connection is vulnerable to DDoS attacks and you need to leave your PC on 24x7. Though as vRod said before, so many of the cheap hosts are bad. They have junk hardware and are just kids playing at "Mr CEO" lol. Be sure you choose a quality provider if you decide to get paid hosting.
Hey, I was wondering what was cheaper, running your own server through multicraft or through another hosting site? I know that other hosting sites use multicraft but is it cheaper to buy multi craft directly?
Thanks!
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Yeah it is cheaper, but you need to have a machine for running it and you should have a basic knowledge of linux
Running your own server will almost always provide the best results performance-wise, however you gotta make sure you have the network bandwidth for it too.
99% of those cheap hosts you see on the forum are obviously mass-hosting and overselling their capacity.
Most of them claims they are running server grade hardware and I wouldn't doubt that but it also means they have a bigger expense to cover
This means they cannot guarantee the cpu power or memory that you get on the server you have started renting. Other instances (maybe 50 or more running on the same box) will be able to interfere with your server so you can end up getting lagspikes or consistent bad performance.
I work professionally in the IT area myself so I know what it costs to procure such servers and how much of earning it requires to pay it off (not to forget the power, cooling, space, network, etc costs).
If you are from the EU region, I can provide some decent hosting to you where your resources are dedicated to you. I have my own stuff in a datacenter and my goal is solely to cover those costs so no intention of earning on that. You can either have a vps or I'll dedicate a cpu core to your server instance. PM me if it could be interesting.
What I mean is, if I buy multicraft directly, is there a certain amount of RAM it comes with to host my server. Is there additional cost that I am not aware of?
Thanks for the responses!
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What do you mean? If you have a vps/dedicated server and purchase multicraft for yourself? Then yes there might be extra ram usage involved to run the multicraft system.
Ah, can someone explain what it means to host your MC server, because I know places like McProhost use multicraft...? If I buy multi craft, what else do I need to buy to run my server(not on my computer)?
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You'll need:
1) A host to run your services on (Linux debian preferred from my perspective)
2) Buy/rent multicraft license and install the management system onto your server.
3) The minecraft java instance is free, download this to your server and start hosting.
I would recommend that you look at the minecraft server wiki to get a better understanding of the system before venturing out to it.
I get the feeling from your posts that you are just wanting to setup a server for yourself, not that you want to be a host provider. In that case, you don't need Multicraft to run a server on your own computer. Just download the Minecraft server files themselves and run them then setup port forwarding and you're ready to go. You're better off getting a real host though as your home connection is vulnerable to DDoS attacks and you need to leave your PC on 24x7. Though as vRod said before, so many of the cheap hosts are bad. They have junk hardware and are just kids playing at "Mr CEO" lol. Be sure you choose a quality provider if you decide to get paid hosting.