Self-host or aternos?

would it be better to self-host a mc server (1.16.5 paper) on a machine with: - 4 gb ram - intel hd 620 (dont think this matters too much) - intel i3 8145u or to create a server via aternos (2.6 gb of ram, no video card)? if i self-host its going to be on windows 10 bcs i hate linux
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Lildirt
Lildirt2y ago
you're not giving it a lot of memory to work with, but I guess it'd work for a couple players. your mileage may vary depending on what you're doing. You'd have to leave some leftover memory for the OS (and Windows isn't thin & light), so you'd maybe be able to allocate 2GB.. which is not a lot at all.
Deleted User
Deleted UserOP2y ago
would it work for 3-4 players? would i get 15+ tps?
Lildirt
Lildirt2y ago
you'd just have to try it to figure out how good or bad it would be. but I suspect it's not going to be great.
Runichi
Runichi2y ago
If it's well optimized I'm sure it will
Deleted User
Deleted UserOP2y ago
oof, would the performance be better with 1.12.2 + a couple of qol forge mods?
Lildirt
Lildirt2y ago
basically if you're running very recent versions (1.20.x) then you're just gonna have a bad time.
Deleted User
Deleted UserOP2y ago
would papermc qualify for "well optimized"?
Lildirt
Lildirt2y ago
older versions will help things out a bit, but using Forge is also going to add more overhead.
Runichi
Runichi2y ago
Yes, but you should touch the config files
Runichi
Runichi2y ago
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Runichi2y ago
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Lunaiskey
Lunaiskey2y ago
vanilla clients cannot run on forge servers if thats what you thought
Deleted User
Deleted UserOP2y ago
no i know how mods work
Louis_Dew
Louis_Dew2y ago
Video card does absolutely nothing for a minecraft server btw I suggest to get that free server hosting from oracle. You will have to enter some billing info but you wont get charged. U can get like 20gb, but u will have to know how to work with linux. Minecraft servers dont run well on windows cuz how much permance windows takes from your minecraft server
1who¡ssus?
1who¡ssus?2y ago
Do not selfhost in your machine You only have 4 gb of ram And the CPU is not appropriate for such task There's an always free host rn that's called fps.ms It's like aternos but you get a decent CPU https://discord.com/channels/348681414260293634/1120432706090696714 ^ if u can't get Oracle cloud, this is a pretty good alternative You should be able to even run 1.20.1 there As soon as you don't plan to get lots of plugins
Louis_Dew
Louis_Dew2y ago
I mean, I understand you want a free hosting. But even just a hosting that costs maybe 5 dollars a month is going to be soooo much better.
1who¡ssus?
1who¡ssus?2y ago
Yeah for example Enviromc budget 5$/month Unmetered storage for pregen, 2 threads, 5 gb of ram Databases Backups
Louis_Dew
Louis_Dew2y ago
Or like pebblehost, they start at 1 dollars per gb. Just get like a 4gb server if its just for you and your friends. yeah id go for that not pebblehost
1who¡ssus?
1who¡ssus?2y ago
Doesn't pebble forces you to not pregen? Or I'm capping
Louis_Dew
Louis_Dew2y ago
whats pregen?
1who¡ssus?
1who¡ssus?2y ago
Preloading the world
Louis_Dew
Louis_Dew2y ago
oh i wouldnt know sorry
1who¡ssus?
1who¡ssus?2y ago
Idk if it was pebble or another host
Louis_Dew
Louis_Dew2y ago
But like, free hostings are really crappy. They might sound good, or even are good. But at some moment your server will just be gone without them notifing you.
1who¡ssus?
1who¡ssus?2y ago
And no webmaps policy Oracle cloud experience
Louis_Dew
Louis_Dew2y ago
But if you just pay only a few dollars, they legally cant take away your server unless your doing some crazy shit thats not allowed oh btw @1who¡ssus?, do you know anything about the sparky plugin?
1who¡ssus?
1who¡ssus?2y ago
Spark ? I know lots of the basic stuff
Louis_Dew
Louis_Dew2y ago
When running /spark profiler open
Louis_Dew
Louis_Dew2y ago
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Louis_Dew
Louis_Dew2y ago
i get this a about 3 seconds later
1who¡ssus?
1who¡ssus?2y ago
Make another #questions thread And share your server logs
Deleted User
Deleted UserOP2y ago
dont have a credit card
Discount Milk
Discount Milk2y ago
Honestly if you don't have a credit card, your computer sucks, and your parents don't want you playing games... Why go through this effort? Hell, how did you even buy minecraft
Deleted User
Deleted UserOP2y ago
my friend gave me a key if you dont have anything valuable to say why go through the effort of sending a message here?
Discount Milk
Discount Milk2y ago
Just because it sucks to hear it doesn't mean it is wrong.
Deleted User
Deleted UserOP2y ago
- you have nothing valuable to say (presumably because of your lack of knowledge) - you've been saying nothing that makes sense so far - yet you wish to continue typing new messages that help nobody it may suck to hear this but that doesnt mean it is wrong
Discount Milk
Discount Milk2y ago
Alright bye !close
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