i plan on making an serber

[aries757]

i plan on using this server for an gmod server or 2, it will prob have an i7 or i5, 250 gig ssd, and 32/64 gig of ram, should i use linux or what? and if so what should i use to run the gmod servers, with my servers i have now, i use srcds, but an server owner i know uses linux, but he wont tell me wut he uses, and i would like to control console through phone, like he did, also is that build good for an server, and has anyone else done this

[themctipers]

How much people  

 

[aries757]

On 8/21/2016 at 8:29 PM, themctipers said:

How much people  

 

i'd say max 30

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 hours ago, aries757 said:

i'd say max 30

How bout a used server like a dell r710? you can get them for about 200 on ebay and are faster than i5s and can hold much more ram(288gb)

[samiscool51]

any old computer can handle GMod server hosting,

even a Pentium 4, not joking, tried that ,worked but was slow as f*ck

maybe a 2-4 core computer with 8GB ram, 4 for the os and 4 for the GMod Server, also rename the fourm topic from "i plan on making an serber" to "GMod Server, spec recommendations"

also check any GMod forums for hosting a server,that will help a lot.

also controling a server via a remote console is designed for people who know what they are doing, not for players, don't use a console it's going to be harder to set it up and manage it.

[aries757]

On 8/22/2016 at 7:27 PM, samiscool51 said:

any old computer can handle GMod server hosting,

even a Pentium 4, not joking, tried that ,worked but was slow as f*ck

maybe a 2-4 core computer with 8GB ram, 4 for the os and 4 for the GMod Server, also rename the fourm topic from "i plan on making an serber" to "GMod Server, spec recommendations"

also check any GMod forums for hosting a server,that will help a lot.

also controling a server via a remote console is designed for people who know what they are doing, not for players, don't use a console it's going to be harder to set it up and manage it.

U BASTARD

[samiscool51]

20 minutes ago, aries757 said:

U BASTARD

[themctipers]

25 minutes ago, aries757 said:

U BASTARD

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also rip

[aries757]

14 hours ago, themctipers said:

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also rip

no cuz his desc had to do list with kill kenny (south park reference)

[Emmien]

On 23/08/2016 at 3:27 AM, samiscool51 said:

even a Pentium 4, not joking, tried that ,worked but was slow as f*ck

I ran a game server (Minecraft) on a Pentium 4 for years. It was great. It coped fine with 20+ people. Over 30 and the internet connection became the limiting factor.

 

 

Dell R710s are cheap, but noisy and run hot. If you don't pay the power bill, and no one in your house is smart enough to work out why it has suddenly increased by $10 a month, they are a great and reliable option.

[SLAYR]

On August 21, 2016 at 7:27 PM, aries757 said:

i plan on using this server for an gmod server or 2, it will prob have an i7 or i5, 250 gig ssd, and 32/64 gig of ram, should i use linux or what? and if so what should i use to run the gmod servers, with my servers i have now, i use srcds, but an server owner i know uses linux, but he wont tell me wut he uses, and i would like to control console through phone, like he did, also is that build good for an server, and has anyone else done this

Gmod server are extremely single threaded programs, they will only use one thread per server, and only need about 1gb of ram a piece to run. A pentium 4 or newer cpu will run any just fine. Network bottlenecks are going to be your biggest issues with 30+ person servers, you are better off renting one for that many people, with a standard non-fiber connection 10 people is the most likely the max before you start having issues.

 

This shows the network upload requirements for optimal performance.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=5386-HMJI-5162

 

Also an ssd is pointless for this any hdd, even a sata I or II one should be fine.