[Request] Hosting Advises, VPS or not?

Hello all,

Would you recommend a VPS and wich one for a 10/20 players closed beta test phase?
Im looking for a rather cheap host, 20/30$ per month maybe for a server that would fit my needs. Please help me making the right choice.

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Hello Alladrios,

If it is for closed beta only, and if you do not go over a 50 playerbase, a 5-10 mbit/sec up connection would be good enough to host from home. A VPS for closed beta phase on a lower player base has no use whatsoever.

Hope this information helped,

Thanks danco, Hamachi seems to work pretty good for now.

I'll update to VPS when i feel the need.

Any provider suggestion?

yesh. dont use hamachi as it makes people very mad.

danco,
nice sig.. the fighter looks beast

Thanks SGT-Swagga, glad someone notices it :P

Thanks again Danco for the answer,

I have now purchased a VPS, here are its features:
# 6 GB Storage
# 512 MB Dedicated Ram
# 500 GB Data Transfer
# Choice of OS :
# Windows 2003

Can i expect to host more than 200 players with this config or im totally dreaming?

greets.

Hmm thats a good one... You can always disable logs... My logs only are already over 6 GB, so your storage is a bit on the low side.

All right that's what i thought as well, i'll keep an eye on my HDD :p

Hello again,

Ok well my VPS is up by now (Running win server x64) and when i try to start services in SPC everything works appart from game in gamegroups wich starts and then go back on pause while all other services are up n running.
If you have any idea to help me figuring out what's going on i'd be grateful for it.
log:

Quote:

2010-09-21 04:14:32 PS_GAME__system log start (Game01) [KR] 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/sorp1 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/croco1 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/croco2 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/Troll1 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/Spink1 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/GoldenPig 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/Sorp3 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/SorpNamed1 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/SorpNamed2 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/Sorp2 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/CrocoNamed1 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/CrocoNamed2 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/CrocoNamed3 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/OrcNamed1 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/OrcNamed2 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/OrcNamed3 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/TrollNamed1 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/HellTouthNamed1 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/Deinos 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/Parridalis 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/Alcarian 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/ZinAlcaria 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/Belizabeth 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/Kirhiross 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/CrypticOne 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/Haruhion 2010-09-21 04:14:32 Loaded Behavior In Factory : data/ai/Freezing 2010-09-21 04:14:33 connect mgr 780 2010-09-21 04:14:33 connect dbagent 792 2010-09-21 04:14:33 connect dbagent2 804 2010-09-21 04:14:33 connect gamelog 844 2010-09-21 04:14:33 Market End ----------------------- ================================================== ============== 2010-09-21 04:14:34 Exception !!!, code=0xE06D7363, address=0x7D4E237E Minidump write end..................... 0x7D4E237E <unknown module>: <unknown symbol> 0x00506871 <unknown module>: <unknown symbol> 0x00503BA0 <unknown module>: <unknown symbol> 0x00503A56 <unknown module>: <unknown symbol> 0x14AD6DD8 <unknown module>: <unknown symbol> Stack trace end..................... Stack trace(all thread) begin..................... Module list: C:\ShaiyaServer\Server\PSM_Client\bin\ps_game.exe, loaded at 0x00400000 - 09/07/15 12:22:00 WARNING: ps_game.exe is not accessible Symbol search path is: ps_game.pdb WARNING: ps_game.pdb is not accessible WARNING: ps_game.pdb is not accessible Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.3.0017.0 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Loading Dump File [C:\ShaiyaServer\Server\PSM_Client\bin\Log\20100921 _041432_ps_game.dmp] Could not open dump file [Log\20100921_041432_ps_game.dmp], Win32 error 1006 "The volume for a file has been externally altered so that the opened file is no longer valid." Stack trace(all thread) failed..................... ================================================== ==============

I would recommend no less than 1.5-2GB for the ram. Once you get alot of players on at once, you'll lag and crash alot without it.

yes LPH, i believe i'll need a better host once i get more players (Currently 30/40 testers only)

Any idea regarding ps_game not starting while all other services seem to run smoothly?

Thanks.

edit; Apparently some ports arent forwarded, could it be the explanation why i cannot run ps_game?
i send my provider this list of ports:
1433 - SQL (for remote connections like link server used by session) WARNING HACKABLE
30800 - ps_login.exe
30810 - ps_game.exe
30900 - ps_session.exe
30901 - ps_userLog.exe, ps_userLog.exe, ps_userLog.exe
30911 - ps_dbAgent.exe
30912 - ps_gameLog.exe
40900 - PSM_Agent.exe

Hoping it will fix my problem.

Btw i was using my server static IP.

Normally, a log like that means a faulty PS_Game.exe. Did you edit the stats or whatever by any chance?

Nope it's Shinru's original PS_Game.exe from his topic Shaiya server EP4_EP5. And i used precisely the same files on my local config (wich worked perfectly with a EP5 DB) so i was wondering.

Anyway my VPS is down atm, provider forwarding ports for me. Hopefully i can try again tomorrow and have more luck this time.

Thanks again.