General Guides & Support Articles

This book will contain most questions asked by clientele and guides for support.

How Much Of X Do I Need? - The Costs, The Realisation And The Reality

Everyday, we get asked questions which are extremely difficult to answer and no one has the definitive answer to them so we have to do estimates. Some include the below:

Think about the phrase "How long is a piece of string?". You might of heard this one before and it might come across as a little insulting, but that's honestly the truth! You asking someone how much RAM you need for your Survival SMP is like asking an open ended question. You've got to take into consideration so many factors before you even start looking for Minecraft hosting providers, VPS's or dedicated systems:

Remember, this is not an extensive list. You have a good thousand other variables you've got to take into consideration. The game is extremely frustrating to micromanage!

We will not provide definitive answers and provide a recommendation. If we tell you an amount and it's not the right amount, don't blame us for it, we can help work out downgrades or upgrades, it's not the end of the world!

CPU

RAM

Disk

Network

Remember, it's never "one size fits all". We can't give the exact amount of anything as it's extremely difficult to do so, but with over 10 years combined knowledge, we've mostly got it figured out. AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 64GB RAM? Yeah, go for it for your 50 player or below server, not an issue. 600+ players? Yeah, you will need Ryzen 9's for that one! Feel free to ask one of the team if you are needing a hand in looking for a suitable system.

If we've missed anything, feel free to let us know so we can add additional parts to this documentation.