budget Minecraft server

[the gamer that is bad]

i have a $150 dollar budget and i want a survival mc server for around 7-10 people the only issue is it needs to be small and easy to setup/maintain. i am planning on getting this today.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Honestly, for $150 you're probably better renting a VPS. You don't have to worry about setting up secure access to your own network that way and you can scale it up if you want to add more players without a big upfront cost.

[the gamer that is bad]

i found an old pc i my attic it has 12gb of ram? and a 3rd gen i5 is that enough 

[Oshino Shinobu]

8 minutes ago, the gamer that is bad said:

i found an old pc i my attic it has 12gb of ram? and a 3rd gen i5 is that enough 

That should be plenty if you already have it. Just put an SSD in there if it doesn't already have one.

[the gamer that is bad]

it dose not have any drive in it

 

Edited December 12, 2020 by the gamer that is bad
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[the gamer that is bad]

what size should i get/os to use

 

[PorkishPig]

3 minutes ago, the gamer that is bad said:

i found an old pc i my attic it has 12gb of ram? and a 3rd gen i5 is that enough 

I don't see why not. I've hosted Minecraft servers with 10 concurrent players on the OptiPlex 9020 SFF in my signature without any significant performance issues.

Just now, the gamer that is bad said:

it dose not have any drive in ti

Get an SSD and install Ubuntu Server on it and you'll be golden.

[the gamer that is bad]

1 minute ago, PorkishPig said:

I don't see why not. I've hosted Minecraft servers with 10 concurrent players on the OptiPlex 9020 SFF in my signature without any significant performance issues.

Get an SSD and install Ubuntu Server on it and you'll be golden.

is ubuntu server a linux distribution? and is it easy to make a server in linux

[PorkishPig]

4 minutes ago, the gamer that is bad said:

is ubuntu server a linux distribution? and is it easy to make a server in linux

Yes, it's Linux. If you have no experience with Linux or command line, it's a bit of a learning experience, but will ultimately perform much better than Windows.

 

There are plenty of good tutorials for setting up a Minecraft server on Ubuntu, such as https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-create-a-minecraft-server-on-ubuntu-18-04. Alternatively, you can use something like MineOS.

[the gamer that is bad]

1 minute ago, PorkishPig said:

Yes, it's Linux. If you have no experience with Linux or command line, it's a bit of a learning experience, but will ultimately perform much better than Windows.

 

There are plenty of good tutorials for setting up a Minecraft server on Ubuntu, such as https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-create-a-minecraft-server-on-ubuntu-18-04. Alternatively, you can use something like MineOS.

wich os would you recommend for a dedicated mc server

 

[PorkishPig]

Just now, the gamer that is bad said:

wich os would you recommend for a dedicated mc server

I would go for Ubuntu Server for a headless server that you would exclusively connect to remotely via SSH, or Lubuntu if you want a graphical interface.

 

If you want a web interface for server management later down the line, Multicraft pairs great with Ubuntu.

[the gamer that is bad]

1 minute ago, PorkishPig said:

I would go for Ubuntu Server for a headless server that you would exclusively connect to remotely via SSH, or Lubuntu if you want a graphical interface.

 

If you want a web interface for server management later down the line, Multicraft pairs great with Ubuntu.

i have no idea what half of that means but sounds good

[PorkishPig]

Just now, the gamer that is bad said:

i have no idea what half of that means but sounds good

SSH is a shell protocol, think of it as managing your server via Command Prompt. Your server is headless if you do not have a monitor connected to it. You can learn about Multicraft here.

[the gamer that is bad]

1 minute ago, PorkishPig said:

SSH is a shell protocol, think of it as managing your server via Command Prompt. Your server is headless if you do not have a monitor connected to it. You can learn about Multicraft here.

thank you