[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

[Lorenc_]

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

[skullmuncher1337]

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.

[=WoR=G4M3Ov3r]

VPS/Dedibox.

[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.

[FruityPolo]

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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.

[Snipa]

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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

[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).

[westre]

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.

[linuxthefish]

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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.