Hosting company VS VPS/Dedi VS Home hosted

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Hosting company VS VPS/Dedi VS Home hosted - linuxthefish - 29.08.2011

Someone on MSN told me to post something like this, and i've added a poll

I will be happy to add any suggestions

Hosting Company

Pro's

Good Support
High Uptime
Fast Servers
Ok cost
Contol panel

Cons

Can't install your own libaries
No root/SSH access
Limited slots
Shared IP
Suffer from other people's problems (DDoS)
Expensive for 100+ slots

VPS/Dedicated Server

Pro's

Root access
Can install teamspeak/vant/webserver etc
Good slots/price ratio
Fast Network
Uptime garentee
Not effected by other people's problems as much
Can run multipul servers

Cons

No SA-MP related support
No SA-MP control panel installed
Must have good Linux knowlage
Have to install everything yourself
CPU/RAM Limited
Can be expensive for running a lage comunity

Home Hosting

Pros

No monthly cost (see cons)
You own the server
Not effected by other people's problems as much
High uptime (Think about it, when was the last time your ISP went down for a long time?)
Can run more than one server
No uploading files needed
Easy to setup
no special plugin requirments (if windows)
You can run TS/Vant/Website

Cons

Crap Connection
NO support
Some ISP disallow running servers
High electricity price!
May be unsafe to leave on holiday
Ping depends on your network activity
Low ammount of players from other countrys due to high ping
IP can change, leaving your players stranded

Re: Hosting company VS VPS/Dedi VS Home hosted - Lorenc_ - 29.08.2011

I use a hosting company, volt-host but it sucks since my server's down.

Re: Hosting company VS VPS/Dedi VS Home hosted - skullmuncher1337 - 29.08.2011

I personally prefer a VPS. The first 4 cons for it aren't really a problem for me, cause I have linux experience. BTW, it is not very practical to run a home host with alot of players.

Re: Hosting company VS VPS/Dedi VS Home hosted - =WoR=G4M3Ov3r - 29.08.2011

VPS/Dedibox.

Re: Hosting company VS VPS/Dedi VS Home hosted - Inverse - 29.08.2011

Well a VPS, of course. Those hosting companies cost too much. (overpriced)
And mostly the connection speed sucks. On a VPS, you can get up to 1Gbps.
And I think it's easy to setup a basic samp server on linux/VPS.

Re: Hosting company VS VPS/Dedi VS Home hosted - FruityPolo - 29.08.2011

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Originally Posted by Inverse

Well a VPS, of course. Those hosting companies cost too much. (overpriced)
And mostly the connection speed sucks. On a VPS, you can get up to 1Gbps.
And I think it's easy to setup a basic samp server on linux/VPS.

Yes but at the same time, you may get quality, but it comes at a high cost of around Ј7.00 a month.

Re: Hosting company VS VPS/Dedi VS Home hosted - Snipa - 29.08.2011

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Originally Posted by FruityPolo

Yes but at the same time, you may get quality, but it comes at a high cost of around Ј7.00 a month.

That's high..? How much would Ј100+ be..?

Dedicated/VPS all the way

Re: Hosting company VS VPS/Dedi VS Home hosted - TheBetaFox - 29.08.2011

Uh, 'home hosting' doesn't necessarily mean bad connection, problems with ping for foreign players or dynamic IPs (plus, changing IP shouldn't be listed as a con - you can always fix that with a no-ip hostname).
'VPS/Dedi' doesn't necessarily mean Linux. (My personal one has Windows Server 2003 ~ shut up, not my choice)
If all of them have, for example, 'high uptime', then you shouldn't list it as a good point because <they all have it in the first place>.
Also, you can very well get DDoSed on a VPS/Dedi and on Home Hosting too. Can happen to anyone, so it isn't a valid con.

There are also countless spelling mistakes (sorry to say, just adding to the list).

Re: Hosting company VS VPS/Dedi VS Home hosted - westre - 29.08.2011

I can tell you that hosting companies do not share the same pros and cons. For instance, I've been with a shitty hosting company (hint hint serverffs) where support is virtually non-existent. Uptime is rather dependent on their service provider. Fast servers isn't always the case (they can oversell). Ok cost is subjective. Control panel, sure.

VPSes and Dedicated servers do give you root access and yeah you can install whatever you want to install as long as it's legal. Good slots/price ratio ??, Fast network is severely dependent if you have a VPS (you're mostly on a shared connection). Uptime is dependent on their datacenter. However VPSes can be affected by other people or by the provider. Some virtualization platforms can cause more problems if abused than other platforms. Also providers can oversell.

You also don't need good Linux knowledge, I just install VNC on the box and manage my dedicated by GUI and some providers offer managed support, meaning they do the work for you.

Re: Hosting company VS VPS/Dedi VS Home hosted - linuxthefish - 29.08.2011

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Originally Posted by TheBetaFox

Uh, 'home hosting' doesn't necessarily mean bad connection, problems with ping for foreign players or dynamic IPs (plus, changing IP shouldn't be listed as a con - you can always fix that with a no-ip hostname).
'VPS/Dedi' doesn't necessarily mean Linux. (My personal one has Windows Server 2003 ~ shut up, not my choice)
If all of them have, for example, 'high uptime', then you shouldn't list it as a good point because <they all have it in the first place>.
Also, you can very well get DDoSed on a VPS/Dedi and on Home Hosting too. Can happen to anyone, so it isn't a valid con.

There are also countless spelling mistakes (sorry to say, just adding to the list).

Windows should be banned for use on servers! In regards to your last point, you ae less likely to get DDoS'd as you are not sharing the exect same IP with other people.

I was referring to uptime guarantees, most SA-MP hosting services don't refund you for downtime.