Wanting to start an open server from my old computer
Hello y'all, so recently ive been having an itch to revive a minecraft server that died a few years ago. This would be my first time hosting a minecraft server, let alone one that might get 20 ppl on at the same time. So, if its not too much to ask, is it possible that i could get a rundown on everything that i would need to know to run the server on my old pc? (ryzen 5 3600, 32 gigs RAM) Should i be concerned about network security? (as it would be run from my house network).
Thanks in advance
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!selfhost
Home hosting has its drawbacks / caveats
- Is your internet connection fast enough? In both directions (around 50M is usually enough; you should check here)? You don't connect the server to your router via WiFi, do you?
- Does your ISP provide a somewhat static, public, IPv4 address?
- Are you aware and able to deal with the security impliations?
- Is your computer powerful enough to run both a client and a server?
- Does any inhabitant (human or not!) mind the noise, heat and energy cost of a machine running 24/7?
- Alternatively, is your playerbase OK with the server not being there when you aren't?
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well ill be dammed
if those 20 players arent all firneds or family
dont host it for them
and get a hosted server instead
yeah but i dont really want to pay for the server upkeep
the upkeep?
what host are you looking at even?
or just in general
just in general
they are pretty cheap tbf
yeah problem is i cant spend a dime on hosting
like pebblehost offers a 1$ per gb of ram for their cheapest plan
and itll support those 20 players without much issue
how come :Hmmmmm:
no mone
and before you ask, the electricity bill is not a problem bc my home has solar panels
feel that
and
thats pretty fire
ok so go through this
you will need to pray that your ipv4 isnt dynamic and is static
if its dynamic, you cant host
oh
you can always try to get the free oracle tier servers
where is that guide one second
-idk
-not really
-i think so yeah
-no one minds
-well probs not
!oracle
https://setup.md/guides/oracle-cloud You can use this guide to create a free mc server, please be aware this requires technical understand, a debit/credit card to verify yourself and availability in your region.
setup.md
Oracle Cloud
A modified version of the guide produced by u/Belaboy1095969 on the Admincraft reddit using Ubuntu LTS.
welp now im pretty sure that my isp doesnt offer static ip adresses so yeah
go with oracle
or try to
so the oracle thingy is like a vpn for the server so that the players connect to oracle and then oracle can always be connected to the computer?
or is it like hosting it on the cloud
no
oracle is just a actual server you can use
with ssh and everything
its a online pc
ah
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htt...
damn that sound excessively complicated
well, what im reading at least
complicated, yesish
free
yes
and with more or less the same performance as, for example, the hypothetical server i wouldve hosted on my pc?
more or less yes
but you wont have to host on your pc and itll be a 24/7 server as long as it doesnt crash lol
welp
thats a lot to consider lmao
self host
pros
its your pc
cons
Oracle host
pros
cons
"its hard to get oracles free tier as so many want it", so theres a waitlist?
theres no waitlist
its just a grab when you can
huh
they dont have a waitlist for it
its a thing thats just there
if you get it, congrats
if you dont, wait longer ig
wow thats certainly a... method
hah
?
well i just tried to sign up for the oracle thing and my card was declined somehow
good luck
guess its what happens when you are spanish lmao
Oracle charges $1 and gives it back to test that it is a genuine and legitimate payment source.
FYI, you can host if you have a dynamic IPv4 Address. I have a small script to update the domain I own with the new IP, it also seldom changes.
You'll also get better performance on your computer compared to Oracle
Would 100% not recommend self hosting a public server at home on dynamic ip
Itβs not stable, and itβs also not secure
I would agree for anyone who doesn't know what they are doing.
Agree with Dominic.
We host our server through, arguably still not the best, Oracle Cloud's PAYG tier which gives enough RAM for a smp with many players
At least it was nice until someone named _Carvvy griefed it
Holy hell i managed to create the account
I managed to get to the "create you VM" part, but theres no hosting space available (cries)
Just upgrade to payg
Free tier is out of capacity for those 4c 24g shapes
I noticed alot of comments regarding oracle
It works well but your pc will have better performance
Here is my suggestion
Run your bungeecord on Oracle
Sorry
Velocity on oracle
Run your world servers on your home pc by port forwarding
Any websites you have (like your server website or world map) should be proxied through cloudflare
And there
The security issue is gone
A ryzen 5 and 32gb of ram will be good enough for most servers
Then don't because you will have to spend a few dimes on ddos protection or a vps tunnel anyways
This
Tho id probably run some go/c/rust based proxy that wont crash the 1gb vps easily
It would be a 4gb proxy
I would assume
Go at least 4gb on your proxy just in case of sudden growth or DDOSs that arent caught by your ddos prot causing your proxy to spike
Oracle has like no ddos prot tho
We aren't really talking about ddos attacks but bots or similar things
Still 4gb 4c should be enough for most velocity proxies
yes
ddos no way
small dos maybe
hmm