Can my laptop run a minecraft server?

[iLostMyXbox21]

Hey, so while watching youtube (skeppy) i was wondering, is it possible to start a server on my laptop without paying a ton to have the server up? I’m not gonna do this for a while, I will when i build my actual computer (hopefully at tax return) so that I can play. I really only want the server to hold about 5 people (maybe 10 at most) and we are just gonna be running around in creative mode having fun and stuff

 

is this possible? If so, I’m gonna start researching game servers so I know what I am getting into, but I don’t wanna take the time to study it if I can’t do it with my laptop. My laptop specs are in my Signature, and my CPU has 64mb VRAM. I am not gonna have the server up 24/7, only when I am using it. Other than that, the laptop will be off (or being used to watch my twitch / YouTube chat)

[Mr Technician]

It will perform poorly, especially if your internet is slow. Just get a server with a host like anvilnode.

[iLostMyXbox21]

8 minutes ago, ThatFlashCat said:

It will perform poorly, especially if your internet is slow. Just get a server with a host like anvilnode.

See, I don’t wanna spend any money on it since I don’t have a job as of now (I might get their 1gb plan when I do, cause it’s so cheap and I just need a few people) and I plan to connect it directly to the internet (Ethernet) so it will be between 60-100mbps and about 10 ping (30-60 on a bad day) 

[Mr Technician]

2 minutes ago, iLostMyXbox21 said:

See, I don’t wanna spend any money on it since I don’t have a job as of now (I might get their 1gb plan when I do, cause it’s so cheap and I just need a few people) and I plan to connect it directly to the internet (Ethernet) so it will be between 60-100mbps and about 10 ping (30-60 on a bad day) 

Send a screenshot from speedtest.net of your internet speed.

[iLostMyXbox21]

3 minutes ago, ThatFlashCat said:

Send a screenshot from speedtest.net of your internet speed.

I don’t have that. But running the one on google gives me 82.2mbps with a bunch of tabs open and things open in the background

 

edit: after closing everything, I got 97.5mbps

[Mr Technician]

1 minute ago, iLostMyXbox21 said:

I don’t have that. But running the one on google gives me 82.2mbps with a bunch of tabs open and things open in the background

That's your download speed. What's important is the upload speed. Please just run a speedtest: https://www.speedtest.net/

[iLostMyXbox21]

9 minutes ago, ThatFlashCat said:

That's your download speed. What's important is the upload speed. Please just run a speedtest: https://www.speedtest.net/

Ooh, that site looks pretty lol

 

i like the graph

 

Spoiler

 

[myselfolli]

Your internet speed is decent, but as it was mentioned above, your Laptop will perform poorly as a minecraft server.

 

I can help you out if you want, I have a server in a datacenter which I could host your game on. The latency will be quite bad though, since it's in a datacenter in Denmark...

[Salv8 (sam)]

Intel Celeron N2840

Core Count: 2

Minecraft Server: I  N E E D  M O R E  C O R E S  G I V E   M E  M O R E  C O R E S ! ! ! ! ! ! !

in all seroiusness though, you need more cores, a quad core would really the the minium for a minecraft server, most laptops can be upgraded, look online to try and find a compatabile CPU and upgrade it, sometimes it can be done for under $30 USD

[Pasi123]

Your laptop isn't great but it should be able to run a MC server with 5-10 players. I used to host my MC server on a Pentium 4 HT 3.0GHz with 2GB RAM and it was okay for 15 players, though that was back in late 2012 and early 2013.

[TechyBen]

Laptop CPUs are not really upgradeable much anymore...

6 minutes ago, Salv8 (sam) said:

Intel Celeron N2840

Core Count: 2

Minecraft Server: I  N E E D  M O R E  C O R E S  G I V E   M E  M O R E  C O R E S ! ! ! ! ! ! !

in all seroiusness though, you need more cores, a quad core would really the the minium for a minecraft server, most laptops can be upgraded, look online to try and find a compatabile CPU and upgrade it, sometimes it can be done for under $30 USD

 

[myselfolli]

3 minutes ago, Pasi123 said:

Your laptop isn't great but it should be able to run a MC server with 5-10 players. I used to host my MC server on a Pentium 4 HT 3.0GHz with 2GB RAM and it was okay for 15 players, though that was back in late 2012 and early 2013.

Well it depends on your definition of 'okay'. I highly doubt that you'd be able to run a MC-server on a machine like that these days. And you don't even have to think about using plugins in Spigot, you might as well shoot the laptop at that point...

[Pasi123]

Just now, myselfolli said:

Well it depends on your definition of 'okay'. I highly doubt that you'd be able to run a MC-server on a machine like that these days. And you don't even have to think about using plugins in Spigot, you might as well shoot the laptop at that point...

I had about 50 bukkit plugins back then. 5 players aren't much at all so I'm sure it would run decently on his laptop.

[myselfolli]

1 minute ago, Pasi123 said:

I had about 50 bukkit plugins back then. 5 players aren't much at all so I'm sure it would run decently on his laptop.

To each their own I guess, but I personally wouldn't even try

[Mr Technician]

Terrain generation will be the slowest part of this setup, even if the overall tickrate is high enough. 

[iLostMyXbox21]

1 minute ago, ThatFlashCat said:

Terrain generation will be the slowest part of this setup, even if the overall tickrate is high enough. 

I forgot to meantion: it will be on flatworld (one layer, grass block or sandstone) and no mobs / tile drops, no weather or day cycle. Just a 2 block flat world (if I can, I wanna set it to the old map size, but as a flat world) 

 

i say 2 because I think (if it’s the same on PC as it is on PS4) then it makes you have a 1 block layer of unbreakable bedrock. 

[Salv8 (sam)]

20 hours ago, TechyBen said:

Laptop CPUs are not really upgradeable much anymore...

the Celeon that the OP has was released in 2014, most laptops can be upgraded from that time period (hell even most laptops today) allow you do do that if it's possible (e.g not soldered or other ways of not being able to be removed from the main board)

heres an example

https://www.pcworld.com/article/148910/laptop_cpu.html

it can be a pain in the ass but if your laptop allows you to remove the CPU (most from that time period do) and replace it with a newer and/or better one, it's possible...

[myselfolli]

5 hours ago, Salv8 (sam) said:

the Celeon that the OP has was released in 2014, most laptops can be upgraded from that time period (hell even most laptops today) allow you do do that if it's possible (e.g not soldered or other ways of not being able to be removed from the main board)

heres an example

https://www.pcworld.com/article/148910/laptop_cpu.html

it can be a pain in the ass but if your laptop allows you to remove the CPU (most from that time period do) and replace it with a newer and/or better one, it's possible...

If you go to those lengths you may as well just buy a dedicated system off of ebay

[iLostMyXbox21]

6 hours ago, Salv8 (sam) said:

the Celeon that the OP has was released in 2014, most laptops can be upgraded from that time period (hell even most laptops today) allow you do do that if it's possible (e.g not soldered or other ways of not being able to be removed from the main board)

heres an example

https://www.pcworld.com/article/148910/laptop_cpu.html

it can be a pain in the ass but if your laptop allows you to remove the CPU (most from that time period do) and replace it with a newer and/or better one, it's possible...

Yeah, this is my second laptop (same model) the first one i took apart and the cpu was removable

[TechyBen]

8 hours ago, Salv8 (sam) said:

the Celeon that the OP has was released in 2014, most laptops can be upgraded from that time period (hell even most laptops today) allow you do do that if it's possible (e.g not soldered or other ways of not being able to be removed from the main board)

heres an example

https://www.pcworld.com/article/148910/laptop_cpu.html

it can be a pain in the ass but if your laptop allows you to remove the CPU (most from that time period do) and replace it with a newer and/or better one, it's possible...

And we know the compatibility and power/heat reliability that the laptop can cope with? Plus what performance increase can we expect? 10%, 15%? Is that enough?

[iLostMyXbox21]

8 hours ago, Salv8 (sam) said:

the Celeon that the OP has was released in 2014, most laptops can be upgraded from that time period (hell even most laptops today) allow you do do that if it's possible (e.g not soldered or other ways of not being able to be removed from the main board)

heres an example

https://www.pcworld.com/article/148910/laptop_cpu.html

it can be a pain in the ass but if your laptop allows you to remove the CPU (most from that time period do) and replace it with a newer and/or better one, it's possible...

 

Just now, TechyBen said:

And we know the compatibility and power/heat reliability that the laptop can cope with? Plus what performance increase can we expect? 10%, 15%? Is that enough?

I found the CPU socket, it’s a fcbga1170 socket

[TechyBen]

Yes. But what does that laptop support?

 

Are you sure fcbga1170 is removable?

 

(Hint is in the *BGA* bit).

[iLostMyXbox21]

12 minutes ago, TechyBen said:

Yes. But what does that laptop support?

 

Are you sure fcbga1170 is removable?

 

(Hint is in the *BGA* bit).

I thought it was, I took apart a laptop a while back, I thought it was the same one

 

 

actually now that I think about it, that laptop was (I think) a Dell and I think it was a care 2 duo...,

 

oh oh well I don’t need a better CPU, I am looking to only upgrade my RAM and then I should be done. I should be building my actual PC around tax return

[AbsoluteFool]

On 2/5/2019 at 4:44 AM, iLostMyXbox21 said:

Hey, so while watching youtube (skeppy) i was wondering, is it possible to start a server on my laptop without paying a ton to have the server up? I’m not gonna do this for a while, I will when i build my actual computer (hopefully at tax return) so that I can play. I really only want the server to hold about 5 people (maybe 10 at most) and we are just gonna be running around in creative mode having fun and stuff

 

is this possible? If so, I’m gonna start researching game servers so I know what I am getting into, but I don’t wanna take the time to study it if I can’t do it with my laptop. My laptop specs are in my Signature, and my CPU has 64mb VRAM. I am not gonna have the server up 24/7, only when I am using it. Other than that, the laptop will be off (or being used to watch my twitch / YouTube chat)

Here is the simple answer. Yes it will work. And no it will not. 

Now let me elaborate why i say this. Your laptop is very weak and minecraft is very CPU/RAM hungry. While it will most likely handle 5 people just fine, it will be horrible for you to play on it at the same time. Other things to consider is how much you'll have to tweak the settings on the server to actually make it run smoothly.

 

I will also recomend against using laptops for any server related jobs. I've done these things myself and all of the laptops i've used has died completely. They simply arent build for these types of jobs.

[iLostMyXbox21]

17 minutes ago, AbsoluteFool said:

Here is the simple answer. Yes it will work. And no it will not. 

Now let me elaborate why i say this. Your laptop is very weak and minecraft is very CPU/RAM hungry. While it will most likely handle 5 people just fine, it will be horrible for you to play on it at the same time. Other things to consider is how much you'll have to tweak the settings on the server to actually make it run smoothly.

 

I will also recomend against using laptops for any server related jobs. I've done these things myself and all of the laptops i've used has died completely. They simply arent build for these types of jobs.

I’m gonna be playing on a different system.