[linuxthefish]

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