Server suggestions?

[Rieu]

Hey guys. I am in the process of setting up a hosted server for me and my friends to play together. I plan to run Feed the Beast Infinity. There are about 5 of us. What do you guys recommend for memory on a server like this?

 

[Harvest88]

I saw places mentioning 2-3GB is a good starting point for that mod pack.

 

[Rieu]

I saw places mentioning 2-3GB is a good starting point for that mod pack.

Great. Thanks!

 

[rhn]

It is always a matter of how much, how complex and what you build in the world. As average players the 2-3GB sounds reasonable. But if you want to build large, complex builds over many months, then you might need more.

 

[Harvest88]

It is always a matter of how much, how complex and what you build in the world. As average players the 2-3GB sounds reasonable. But if you want to build large, complex builds over many months, then you might need more.

Good points and of course these applies to any pack, but with most providers you can upgrade/downgrade as you needs to.

Great. Thanks!

Not a problem, it's what I am here for.

 

[rhn]

Good points and of course these applies to any pack, but with most providers you can upgrade/downgrade as you needs to.

Yeah exactly, and specially with a group of people it is downright impossible to guess right from the start on exactly how crazy they will go and which mods/mod combos they will fall over. So just going with an average amount to begin with and then make sure you can update along the way is a good approach.
Bit more tricky if you set up a dedicated server, but then RAM is the cheapest component in the whole machine, so just gotta make sure you have enough.

And yeah it really applies to all packs. Can give you the example of the 8 months old world "single player" building project based on TPPI I have running on a dedicated server. It just started passing 4GB recently. Could be nasty if multiple people build like that on the same server But I probably keep my worlds and build in them a bit more dedicated than the average person

 

[Harvest88]

Bit more tricky if you set up a dedicated server, but then RAM is the cheapest component in the whole machine, so just gotta make sure you have enough.

Exactly and you can always shift to E5v3s if you need the extra memory should ~30GB not do for you. On the other side of this most people assumes because of this fact that a Minecraft host would be able to offer for cheap per GB pricing. But those people are forgetting we also have to account for CPU, SSDs, networking, DDoS protection, and servicing that drives up the prices.