Steam authentication for HammerHost

[Hammereditor5]

those websites just USE DATA from your STEAM PROFILE such as your inventory's contents or your profile name.

THEY DO NOT AUTHENTICATE GAMES. Does that make sense?

You CANNOT use that steam API to AUTHENTICATE a game. This is why sites such as http://www.counter-strike.com/dedicated_servers/ give you a whole server computer itself.

Well said.
If only all of you would have done at least 15 minutes of research on the Steam API's...

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[Tokerovin]

Any update on progress with HamHost/Steam bullstuff?

[Hammereditor5]

I've given up on Steam authentication, after Pacnet revealed that every single Steam game hosting service does NOT use an API to authenticate users; this can only be done by the developer.
What I was arguing about for days was correct: Badspot must do something about it.

But anyway, HammerHost is now in the beta phase. What I do is run one Steam account which is used to authenticate "setup servers". When a client registers for HammerHost, they get a setup server. Then they eval their Blockland key in. After that, the auth method is changed from Steam to Blockland.

So I run one Steam account called "HammerHost" to authenticate my servers as well as setup servers of clients.

[Hammereditor5]

Here is an important update on the status of HammerHost:
We could be moving to a dedicated system

First of all, I'd like to let you know that I hate virtual servers. Unfortunately, I just could not afford a dedicated server without filling up the existing VPS with paying clients. Until...
I realized that I can home-host the Blockland servers.

I currently have 2 computers: One has an AMD FX-6300 CPU (hex-core) @ 4.2 GHz and 8 GB of DDR3 RAM, plus an AM3+ motherboard form MSI. I have an older machine with an AMD Athlon II x4 635 CPU and 8 GB of DDR2 RAM, plus an AM3 motherboard from Asus.

I found out that I can get build a dedicated server out of nothing:
It's possible to swap the MoBo, CPU, and RAM of each computer. So now the old box would have the FX-6300, DDR3 and MSI MoBo. The new box would now have the Athlon, DDR2 abd Asus MoBo. On my gaming PC, I don't need so much CPU power, so why not give it to the hosting machine?

I discovered that with Verizon FiOS business, I'm allowed to host as many servers as I like. I calculated yesterday that for the same features as the current residential plan (50 / 25 Mbps), the new business plan will cost $40 more. This is what I currently pay for the HammerHost VPS. 25 Mbps upload is enough bandwidth to not be concerned about it, since the RAM will be the first limitation. My home network is located in central N.J., so the ping increase as opposed to the New York VPS won't be much. It's fiber optic internet anyway.

If this home-hosting plan happens, the new FX-based system will be vastly more powerful than the VPS.
Today, I did some benchmarks on 3 different CPU's: the one from the VPS, the AMD FX-6300, and my old Athlon.
I got a Blockland folder, put it on the three computers, and then compressed the files with 7-zip, using the same compression settings for each processor. Here are the results:

CPU model                             7-zip, 1-core         7-zip, all cores   
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AMD FX-6300                                   2:00                          0:30
AMD FX-6300 @ 4.2 GHz               1:34                          0:24
AMD Opteron 3365 (CBMhost)      2:00                          0:20
AMD Athlon II x4 635                       4:03                          1:13
VPS (3/6 cores Xeon E5-2620)      3:32                          1:14
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The FX-CPU system has 225% as much single-threaded power as the VPS, and 308% as much multi-threaded power as the VPS.
CBMhost has 20% less single-core power, but has 20% more total-core power, so it evens out.

[Operator¹]

what if pacnet decides to stream pokemon and upload 20 youtube videos at the same time

[Blake1]

what if pacnet decides to stream pokemon and upload 20 youtube videos at the same time

i'll come over to porkeditor's house with my nasa computer and do even more internet laggy stuff too

[Hammereditor5]

and do even more internet laggy stuff too

There's a name for this:
Denial of service.

[Hammereditor5]

Cowboy6 agreed to do my benchmark yesterday, so I will add it to the list

[Rub]

What if your service is attacked? That's going to piss your family off isn't it? Sounds like a risky move to me.

[Hammereditor5]

What if your service is attacked? That's going to piss your family off isn't it? Sounds like a risky move to me.

At least Server mania would not be there to null-route or terminate me.

[xSetrox]

since rtb is down are you gonna ddos kaphost
just kidding, but you're reputation might reduce the amount of users you get

[Hammereditor5]

since rtb is down are you gonna ddos kaphost
just kidding, but you're reputation might reduce the amount of users you get

Nope, I currently have 5 beta users who trusted me with their Blockland keys.
Also, I will not DDoS anybody ever again.
And Kaphost is dead, isn't it?
If I get the business internet plan, I am thinking of either making the hosting service free/premium, or completely free. Just ordering 8 GB if RAM (currently 4 GB) will raise the capacity to 32 servers; it costs only $65. Since the cost for upgrades is very cheap, I can not only afford a dedicated server, but I can make HammerHost free.

[Hammereditor5]

I just used Verizon's live chat to ask if a registered business is required to get business FiOS, and they said "a licensed business/corporation is not needed".

Yesterday that was my dad's only concern for the whole home-hosting scheme. But now that I know my house is eligible, that obstacle's out of the way!

[nerraD]

so you're thinking of completely hosting from a home computer??? you know how unreliable that is, right?

[Cynic]

so you're thinking of completely hosting from a home computer??? you know how unreliable that is, right?

i have to agree with this.