Looking for a good SMP/Towns server

[john01dav]

EDIT: I have decided that I may want to create such a server. http://forum.feed-the-beast.com/thr...er-idea-smp-towns-and-griefprevention.155270/

Hello,

I'm looking for a server with the following properties:

1. SMP
2. Towny and/or GriefPrevention
   
3. FTB Inifnity or Direwolf20 1.7.10
4. Strong, but easily enterable community. I'd like something with about 10 players online at average.
   
5. Good Performance
   
6. Very stable/as few bugs as possible -- preferably none
7. Few banned items such that it is easy to play the game without worrying about them
8. Some sort of chunk-loading method for when I am offline. It shouldn't require that I pay for it with IRL money like this server does.

After looking through the server list on this website, I can't find anything that meets these criteria. Most of them are either unstable, have no players, aren't the kind of server I want (ie. they are skyblock not SMP), or have some ridiculous rule that I don't want to deal with (such as paying with IRL money for chunk loaders).

I want a server that I can easily meet some people online at and then play FTB in a townlike SMP way without any large restrictions (including things such as severe lag, as that restricts play just like an artificial restriction). I'd also like something that I can get a good experience from without paying. If my list above is unrealistic, please tell me what would best meet these goals.

Also, I would like to note that I ran a Tekkit Lite server very similar to this a few years ago so it is certainly possible (ie. there isn't some sort of reason that half of the items in a modpack must be banned).

Thanks for reading, I look forward to the responses to this thread.

EDIT: Another server I tried to host two years ago can be seen here. I'm looking for something similar to what I was trying to do there (without the mistakes I made as people talked about in the comments).

 

[john01dav]

Bump

(I looked through the rules and I didn't see anything about this, so I'm assuming it is allowed within reason and this is four days after the original post with no suggestions as of yet for what I am looking for)

 

[GreenZombie]

arn't we all.

 

[Inaeo]

Keep looking. The perfect server for you is out there somewhere. I don't know where, or when, you'll find it, but keep the dream alive and never give up.

 

[john01dav]

Keep looking. The perfect server for you is out there somewhere. I don't know where, or when, you'll find it, but keep the dream alive and never give up.

Where should keep on looking? I looked through most of the FTB servers subreddit along with the server list here and a variety of other websites as well.

 

[Inaeo]

Man, if I knew, there would be one less spot for you to fill.

 

[john01dav]

Man, if I knew, there would be one less spot for you to fill.

Are you suggesting that I create such a server?

 

[Inaeo]

Sometimes if you can't find what you want in life, you make it yourself. I'm not saying you need to make your own server, but I'll not deny it's an option. You had mentioned getting a good experience without spending money wasa goal, so I hadn't offered it up before, but if you can swing it, recruiting a dozen players may be easier to than finding exactly what you're looking for.

I honestly hope you find what you're looking for, one way or another.

 

[john01dav]

Sometimes if you can't find what you want in life, you make it yourself. I'm not saying you need to make your own server, but I'll not deny it's an option. You had mentioned getting a good experience without spending money wasa goal, so I hadn't offered it up before, but if you can swing it, recruiting a dozen players may be easier to than finding exactly what you're looking for.

I honestly hope you find what you're looking for, one way or another.

I would make it myself, but, servers cost money (if I want to host it properly). If I was making it myself, I would be willing to spend some -- but I would only do so after recruiting players and possibly getting them to contribute some as well. Does this seem plausible? Of course, I would need to provide some sort of assurances I won't just take the contributers money and run with it. But, I have no idea how to do that.

 

[Techly88]

I would make it myself, but, servers cost money (if I want to host it properly). If I was making it myself, I would be willing to spend some -- but I would only do so after recruiting players and possibly getting them to contribute some as well. Does this seem plausible? Of course, I would need to provide some sort of assurances I won't just take the contributers money and run with it. But, I have no idea how to do that.

The best approach is to host minimally and simply upgrade as you go. Too many people go out and buy 4GB+ (or even shell out for dedicated unit..). A few GBs is all you need depending on the pack to run it at the start.

 

[john01dav]

The best approach is to host minimally and simply upgrade as you go. Too many people go out and buy 4GB+ (or even shell out for dedicated unit..). A few GBs is all you need depending on the pack to run it at the start.

I would probably just get a 1GB plan from some good shared hosting provider. That still costs money that I don't want to spend if no one will join. There are also other expenses such as a domain name, website hosting, and website software.

 

[Techly88]

I would probably just get a 1GB plan from some good shared hosting provider. That still costs money that I don't want to spend if no one will join. There are also other expenses such as a domain name, website hosting, and website software.

Provided that you do it right you will generate interests after just a few weeks of start up.

 

[john01dav]

Provided that you do it right you will generate interests after just a few weeks of start up.

I'd prefer to generate some interest before startup if possible

EDIT: This may be relevent to you.