• Operating System for Server: ME Won't Work!
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Hello, I have just reformatted my Local hosted Dedicated Minecraft Server to give it a better, less demanding operating system. Originally, I was going to go with Windows Server 2008, but now I'm not sure. I plan to run a classic minecraft server, a beta minecraft server and, perhaps, A Source Dedicated Server. This Machine is on 24/7 and is powerful enough to run 2 servers at a time, more or less. It's a Dell Vostro 200 that has 2 Moderately Good Quantities of space, 2 Gigabytes of RAM, and an ATI Radeon 3450 Graphics card, I know those are no conditions for a well functioning server, but It's what I have to work with. What I need to know is, What Operating System should I use on this type of machine for this task? I've heard alot of recommendations on cent os, but I am very inexperienced with linux. I have played around on Fedora and Ubuntu a few times, that's all. What Operating System Should I use?
linux or windows server 2003 or 2008 if you can get it for free. ( Microsoft Dreamspark gives students free server and developer tools).
Use Debian. Completely free, lightweight and works perfectly with minecraft.
I can attest that Debian is amazing for minecraft if you have the technical aptitude. Have had my server up for some 20 days now. And last time it went down was for emergency maintenance.
Forgot, It's a Bukkit Wrapped Server. Classic is Mclawl.
That won't affect anything. Bukkit has some documentation of what you type into the linux command prompt to start it up. If you're serious about hosting a server you should just learn Linux. It's good knowledge to have, plus it meets your requirements for server hosting.
[QUOTE=Protocol7;32452310]That won't affect anything. Bukkit has some documentation of what you type into the linux command prompt to start it up. If you're serious about hosting a server you should just learn Linux. It's good knowledge to have, plus it meets your requirements for server hosting.[/QUOTE] How would one go about learning how to use Linux (commands and such)?
[QUOTE=Xybjj;32452400]How would one go about learning how to use Linux (commands and such)?[/QUOTE] Just google what you want to do. It will almost always have an answer.
When I saw the title, I thought you were trying to use Windows Millennium as a server OS D:
Cent OS / Linux / Windows server 2008. just dont get the 64 Bit version of Windows server.
[QUOTE=Gustavgr16;32455751]Cent OS / Linux / Windows server 2008. just dont get the 64 Bit version of Windows server.[/QUOTE] Don't get any versions of Windows server.
My Prime Concern for switching to a linux was that me being able to keep the server up to date easily and quickly was sending files through network like //PCNAME/directory. But if I remember, Linux cannot do this with a windows pc. [editline].[/editline] I just installed Debian and got Missing Operating System
I recommend server 2003 if you really plan on running source servers. While linux works fine for them, it's recommended that you use windows. As for minecraft, I have no clue what's better. I run 6 source servers and 3 minecraft servers on my VPS running windows 2003 and they all work flawlessly. [editline]24th September 2011[/editline] I don't really recommend server 2008 as the overhead is significantly higher and compatibility isn't quite as good (although it's still okay). I switched to 2003 from 2008 r2 and it uses quite a bit less ram (at least 300mb).
Yeah, I'm probably going with Windows Server. All I really need is a Lightweight version of Windows. 14 years of Windows Experience vs 10 hours of Linux Experience.
[QUOTE=Banshee FrieNd;32458304]Yeah, I'm probably going with Windows Server. All I really need is a Lightweight version of Windows. 14 years of Windows Experience vs 10 hours of Linux Experience.[/QUOTE] The only lightweight versions of windows are Windows Embedded and Windows Thin PC.
[QUOTE=Panda X;32458379]The only lightweight versions of windows are Windows Embedded and Windows Thin PC.[/QUOTE] are you recommending I use either of those?
It should be fine on win 2003. If you're just running minecraft, you should only have to worry about ram usage. Luckily, you can set a cap on how much memory each mc server uses so you know you won't go over.
[QUOTE=Banshee FrieNd;32458483]are you recommending I use either of those?[/QUOTE] No. I'm just saying Windows is awfully heavy just to run an MC server and the only lightweight Windows aren't made for being a server OS. Honestly it'd be better to use a Linux distro and just learn how to use it along the way.
How to run Minecraft on Debian, the easy version: apt-get install openjdk-6-jre mkdir /minecraft && cd /minecraft wget [url]https://s3.amazonaws.com/MinecraftDownload/launcher/minecraft_server.jar?[/url] Follow tutorial on bukkit.org Copypaste start-up script from bukkit.org apt-get install screen screen, enter ./minecraft.sh stop Modify server.properties ./minecraft.sh Control-A D Done
[QUOTE=Panda X;32460135]No. I'm just saying Windows is awfully heavy just to run an MC server and the only lightweight Windows aren't made for being a server OS. Honestly it'd be better to use a Linux distro and just learn how to use it along the way.[/QUOTE] Windows 2000 & 2003 are very lean on the resource usage and work fine for MC servers. I had mine running on server 2003 before I upgraded the server and it worked fine.
[QUOTE=bohb;32463936]Windows 2000 & 2003 are very lean on the resource usage and work fine for MC servers. I had mine running on server 2003 before I upgraded the server and it worked fine.[/QUOTE] Regardless, Linux is better and if the guy wants to host servers, it's the way to go. There's even a distro dedicated to hosting Minecraft. [url]http://mineos.codeemo.com/[/url]
[QUOTE=bohb;32463936]Windows 2000 & 2003 are very lean on the resource usage and work fine for MC servers. I had mine running on server 2003 before I upgraded the server and it worked fine.[/QUOTE] I completely forgot about their existence entirely.
If you plan on running other gameservers, most run better or only run on Windows. Minecraft however, is better on linux
[QUOTE=Darkimmortal;32470475]If you plan on running other gameservers, most run better or only run on Windows. Minecraft however, is better on linux[/QUOTE]Also, you can use SSH for administration. I once talked to people on my server while I was at Walmart picking up groceries through an SSH app on my cell phone. I was asking them what sort of pizza I should buy. :v:
[QUOTE=Darkimmortal;32470475]If you plan on running other gameservers, most run better or only run on Windows. Minecraft however, is better on linux[/QUOTE] list 3 please
[QUOTE=Shadaez;32480241]list 3 please[/QUOTE] just from my library I know serious sam 1 & 2 and battlefront 2 don't have linux support for servers. I'm sure there's others out there. I have nothing against linux though.
Busy box if you want the most out of your hardware
[QUOTE=Shadaez;32480241]list 3 please[/QUOTE] garry's mod, call of duty 4, bad company 2 edit: [QUOTE=Darkimmortal;32470475]If you plan on running other gameservers, most run [B]better[/B] or only run on Windows.[/QUOTE] sorry for the confusion.
[QUOTE=culexor;32483645]garry's mod, call of duty 4, bad company 2[/QUOTE] Didn't GMod get Linux binaries like a year or so ago?
[QUOTE=culexor;32483645][url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=Linux_Dedicated_Server_Setup]garry's mod[/url], [url=http://www.gamershell.com/download_22153.shtml]call of duty 4[/url], bad company 2[/QUOTE] Click the links. Bad Company 2 has no public server binaries at all.
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