Originally posted by Dandy Volant:
Originally posted by STDRandom Lead: Host on whatever machine has the most ram. Hopefully in the 64 to 128 GB range. More is better but 32 is minimum for hosting. Think 8 GB per person. Best if it is a dedicated machine but not always easy to do that.
You mean RAM? Because i'm pretty new to hosting server, and thanks for the advice. In my case my old pc is a laptop of 8 gb ram..... so i think i will pass for the dedicated
I'm not sure where STDRandom Lead is pulling that information from.
Even when it was completely un-optimized it was only about 1.5GB per person. Now it is considerably less. 8-12GB total would be fine for a dedicated server hosting 4-6 players on a Vanilla 8k map.
Originally posted by Dandy Volant:
Originally posted by SylenThunder: Stupid easy to setup a dedi. I personally recommend using headless Linux as it will perform considerably better than a Windows machine.
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/7_Days_to_Die_Dedicated_Server
https://7dac.net/linux-server-setup-guide/
How well it works is going to be largely dependent on the hardware you have. This game requires fast CPU and disk access.
In the case that you choose to rent, here is a curated list.
https://7daystodie.fandom.com/wiki/Dedicated_Server_Providers
I had heard in the past that some linux are very good for hosting pc i was thinking it was just some propaganda :P But meh i don't feel so confident to install linux on my old pc but i should give it a try if i want to have a proper PC host.
I think i will try in first place Dedicated and in case of emergency put a coin on a table if the thing goes bad for a rented solution
If you can read and comprehend basic high-school English, running Linux is easy. Even better than Windows because when you Google for information, stuff from a decade ago is still valid since the core code commands not changing.
And for performance... With a direct hardware comparison between two aging Dell PowerEdge R710 servers
(Hardware circa 2013) Linux showed 10% better performance versus Windows. On newer hardware that gap is closer to 15%.
So if you plan on using an old laptop, Linux is extremely beneficial.
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