cross-posted from: https://feddit.de/post/1305653
I used to host minecraft at a gameserver hosting service where you can easily click to select mods and so on.
I figured I can host it on a more powerful cloud vserver for cheaper if I can spare the hosting tools.
Can I just copy all the game files to a new server and run it with the same command, I think Java Software works that way right? It wouldn’t care for libraries installed by the os, that correct? Both servers are Linux based, but the new one would be on ARM architecture - again, should be irrelevant thanks to Java right?
I’ll give it a try, just wanted to see if anyone has tips on what to look out for.
I figured if I get proper startup and shutdown scripts setup I could even spin down the instance when I know nobody will be playing for a while and save some money. It would cost about 50 cents per month to have a separate persistent storage where the scripts could save to / recover from…
Any thoughts would be appreciated! Cheers
As long as you’ve got all the plugins, and server jar files, you’re going to be able to run on another server with appropriate Java installation. Depending on processor speed, ARM might not yield as good of TPS as the other server as most ARM processors tends to have slightly lower clock speed in favor of more cores, whereas Minecraft thrives on single processor clock speed.
Check out the itzg docker Minecraft server build. Not sure if it’s exactly what you’re looking for but it makes hosting a server very easy if you’re familiar with docker
Oh thanks a lot for that recommendation, I was looking for docker images but nothing seemed just right.
No worries! If you really want to save money take a look at the cloud formation (AWS) implementation of it. It would take some trial and error to find the parameters to best suit you and friends, but it uses spot pricing to take advantage of the cheapest hardware possible. It’s linked in the docs (but I always have to dig for it), so direct link is here https://github.com/vatertime/minecraft-spot-pricing
This is how Java is intended to work, ie with the JVM.
Minecraft has specific requirements though, so best to check how the hardware is going to like it.
It’s running! I had to use the same Java version but that was basically it. Maybe I’ll share the start-up/persistence scripts if they’re done soon-ish.
Yes, this should work. Would suggest you download all of the files to a local computer and try to spin it up and test it before shutting down the real one
