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Rub:
--- Quote from: KINEX on October 23, 2012, 08:37:06 PM ---I also see great potential in the control panel created to maintain the Blockland servers. I liken it to such a feature as McMyAdmin for Minecraft. Are there any plans to produce a portable version for everyday users?
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I very much doubt it to be honest, there are too many parts that have too many dependencies that all have to be setup and work perfectly together. It'd be way too complicated and overkill for the average player to setup and use.
To address speed and stability questions, fundamental to this is the network the physical server is connected to. I've put a lot of time into researching providers on this to find the best and most stable whilst ensuring the service will pay for itself. I didn't want to introduce bitchy direct comparisons into this thread, but whatever, here we go.
The first picture is a 7 day monitoring history of a server in the same rack as the one I'll be renting. Pay particular attention to the 100% uptime and consistent low average ping time. Good quality networks for good quality game hosting demand uninterrupted service and a low response time, jitter free connection, this is what my provider has.
The second picture is a direct comparison showing Kalphiters network for the last 7 days. Notice the service interruptions, almost double average ping time and jitter/inconsistency in response times.
Kalphiter has always (naively) maintained that paying extra makes providers "overpriced", but this simple comparison clearly shows otherwise. I understand the true test of stability and speed won't happen until the server is live and working, but network quality and speed are definitely massive indicators. Before anyone says anything, both servers are setup for 1 minute ping checks, I don't know why one says 5 minute interval but its wrong.
Cubelands:
--- Quote from: Rub on October 24, 2012, 01:20:35 AM ---
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Hot! Did you read my recent post?
Lugnut:
one: would you mind sending me the ip of the comparable server to run my own tests?
two: i'd like to note that that post is inaccurate on kalphiters part, his server experienced the first down time in... months recently.
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Ephialtes:
--- Quote from: KINEX on October 23, 2012, 08:37:06 PM ---What I'm interested in knowing is how you are launching servers. By default, Blockland dedicated servers run on a logged in user's account - this costs more resources than necessary for advanced hosters. I've had moderate success in running Blockland servers as a service, however, the only way I have been able to do so is by circumventing the launcher. This is not ideal because it requires the server to be updated manually and it would generally be best to utilize the launcher.
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We're actually launching without the launcher however the interface will let you know if your server is running an old version of Blockland and you'll have the option to shutdown and update your server at the click of a button - so you get to choose a convenient time to upgrade.
--- Quote from: KINEX on October 23, 2012, 08:37:06 PM --- t
I also see great potential in the control panel created to maintain the Blockland servers. I liken it to such a feature as McMyAdmin for Minecraft. Are there any plans to produce a portable version for everyday users?
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No plans but it's definitely not something I'd ever rule out. If/when Lub and I decide to stop offering this service then there's a lot of really well architected technology here which would be great to repurpose as some kind of free solution for server management. It's definitely not something I'd let go to waste.
Rub:
--- Quote from: Lugnut on October 24, 2012, 01:55:47 AM ---one: would you mind sending me the ip of the comparable server to run my own tests?
two: i'd like to note that that post is inaccurate on kalphiters part, his server experienced the first down time in... months recently.
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One: not at the moment, there aren't really any tests you can do that won't show exactly the same as the results above anyway.
Two: jitter and response time inconsistency are the same for most 7 day periods.