Running a dedicated server on 1gb RAM

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WOULD IT WORK

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metelofe

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Hello Beasters,
(Is it Beasters?)

I was wondering if it was possible to run a modded 4-5 person dedicated server on a 1GB ram Raspberry pi B 2

The mods on it would be:
Natura
Tconstruct
Blood magic
Chisel
Carpenters blocks
Pams harvest craft
Industrial craft
Maybe more if possible

Client mods would be
Journey map
NEI
WAILA
 
Memory alone would be hard to get far with, you also would have to consider how much CPU power you have available and I heard those are not well. If your looking to host a server such as this I would recommend 1.5GB or so of RAM just for Minecraft server alone. If your interested you can check my thread for "carpooling" my much more powerful dedicated server here http://forum.feed-the-beast.com/thr...thout-the-premium-price-tag-you-got-it.90225/.
 
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Memory alone would be hard to get far with, you also would have to consider how much CPU power you have available and I heard those are not well. If your looking to host a server such as this I would recommend 1.5GB or so of RAM just for Minecraft server alone. If your interested you can check my thread for "carpooling" my much more powerful dedicated server here http://forum.feed-the-beast.com/thr...thout-the-premium-price-tag-you-got-it.90225/.
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I was kind of looking for a one time payment kind of thing and a self monitored one. But might consider that though
 
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Yeah I seriously doubt that is going to happen. And if it does, then I doubt anyone is going to be interested in playing on that server due to its performance.

Hosting a server is not just about RAM. You need a somewhat considerable amount of CPU processing(specially for 4-5 people) and a lot of disk reading/writing. And not only that, you need adequate channels between these three things to facilitate all this data transfer.

The Raspberry is a VERY simple device that is really not meant for something like this. It is meant for small school programming projects or small localised data logging things etc.

If you want to get your own dedicated server, then I recommend you buy something that is really designed to function as a real dedicated server. It is going to cost considerably more, but it is really required for the job. But I would only recommend it if you have other things you can use it for or you are sure you are going to need it for Minecraft for a lengthy time to make the investment worth it. Else I would recommend finding a decent professional hosting service and share the monthly cost.
 
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wo would it be better to buy a PC or like a server hardware and where could I get one for around 200-250$
 
metelofe said:
I was kind of looking for a one time payment kind of thing and a self monitored one. But might consider that though
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Thank you very much for the interest. Allows me to explain why I charge monthly
1. The dedicated server that I rent is under monthly charges because the data center need to make their money for replacing my hardware when parts fails (any good box won't fail on regular basis but when they do it's expensive), networking, and of course their support to keep the server running.
2. My own support, yes it's only me (at least for the time being) but I need to get a bit of money to keep my own community server running and for my time and efforts.
3. Multicraft licensing, they charge monthly on the licensing.

Although as rhn stated you can get your own box similar to my but that would runs for about at least $800 (if not more than that), then you still need to worry about networking and system administration of the box. Then finally replacing the parts when they fails, so at the end of the day most times it worth renting monthly than paying heaps upfront and hoping that you would get a tiny saving.

I hope this helps you understand that I don't charge monthly "just for the fun of it" and that monthly costs are "part of life" when hosting anything.
 
metelofe said:
wo would it be better to buy a PC or like a server hardware and where could I get one for around 200-250$
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If you get something you should make sure it is something that is specifically meant to be used as a server. This is because the biggest difference between a PC and a server is that the server does not have the whole graphic side(or only a very limited one) and it is much more power conversant.

I am not really familiar with the possibilities in that price range. But I recently put together a dedicated server for myself(running MC and various other things) and I probably spend close to 1000$ on it(if not more, hard to judge as I had some parts for it already), though I have not been skimping on quality. But I don't think that would be on the high side if you would want to run a server for a medium sized group(all depends on their play and building style ofc. I am the only one playing on my server and my 8+ months world is starting to strain the server a bit. Others might play the same world only for a month max and only build superficial and never have any problems.).
 
rhn said:
If you get something you should make sure it is something that is specifically meant to be used as a server. This is because the biggest difference between a PC and a server is that the server does not have the whole graphic side(or only a very limited one) and it is much more power conversant.
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In addition server grade CPUs are made to run 24x7 than PCs as you at least put it to sleep (you should be switching it off when your done) and never meant to run near/at full capacity 24x7.
 
k so is there a tutorial on how to set it up, i am fairly good at computers and software so i dont mind a little bit of work.
 
metelofe said:
k so is there a tutorial on how to set it up, i am fairly good at computers and software so i dont mind a little bit of work.
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I am sure there is something floating around the internet to put one together (don't know of anything on top of my head). Be sure that you get the correct sockets and everything (passmark will tell you what socket those CPU runs on which is convenience) and most SSDs are 2.5" so if your using those be sure the chassis your getting can support that (instead of usual 3.5" hard drive bays).
 
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