On 09 Feb 2011, at 11:41, Eric Olsen wrote: >> I was thinking doing the same. Which server software do you run, standard >> or custom, classic or beta? > > I run standard beta. I used to run classic as well, but my boys have stopped > asking to play classic and only play beta now. I used to have it running on > my primary server, but have since discovered MineOS which I recommend to > anyone who wants to run their own server. It's the entire OS, so you can't > run it on an already existing server, but if you can handle that then it's > nice to have everything set up for you including a (very basic) web > interface. I have an ESX server at home, so it was easy to set it up on it's > own VM. > > >> And how resource intensive is it? I mean, would it cause problems if I >> put it on the same server as some web sites I have? >> > You can configure it to set how much memory you want to allocate to it, as > far as I can tell it's mostly memory-intensive. I give mine 2GB, but by > default MineOS had it set to 1GB. I didn't notice any performance problems > while running it, but my website isn't really used much anymore. I did > notice that when my kids would watch a movie off the same server remote > players would get disconnected, but I never got dropped playing on the same > LAN > > Another plus of MineOS, others have been mentioning c10t and other plugins, > MineOS comes with those with a nice button to generate the maps on-the-fly > and web access to see the maps. I've had fun with that. I've also configured > mine to run in RAM Disk (even though I probably don't really need it with > just a few people), and also incremental backups. I haven't set up the > plugin yet, but it has built-in support for bukkit. MineOS has tutorials on > most of these options. > > minecraft.codeemo.com >
Oh wow, that is very cool! Hmmm... now the tough decision is whether to put it on a box at home or just throw it into the cloud somewhere... perhaps a Linode or Rackspace... /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
