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Originally Posted by Arya
By the way, I think 512 Mb of RAM isn't really that much for a server machine. I suggest you get at least 1 GB if you want to run a small shard... once it gets bigger getting 2-3 Gb is a must.
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at the moment the server is only using about 167 MB of that 512 (I'm damn good at configuring puters)
My shard is small for the moment, I have Trammel fully spawned, Fel about half way spawned and Ish partly spawned, and a little over 500 accounts, generally about 10 to 15 players at any time
the problem with getting more memory is money.... as in I have none left, what with paying for the 512 Kbit upload speed, the various other expenses such as the RunUO subscription, and web hosting, domain names (2 of them), there are a great many small things that add up... and I run it all for free, so its all out of my own pocket, and its not a very deep pocket.
Mainly tho what I'm talking about is that OSI servers are huge, 8 way Xeons with 32GB ram, and a good many of them (at least there were it its peak) However most people here cant afford anything near that so we use what we can. Sure RunUO will do just fine with just 1 puter, if its an uber puter, otherwise its still better to have more of them. I have seen many server specs in my time here, and while mine is no where near the fastest or the biggest, I have seen a great many slower older machines than mine running servers (like a 500 MHz P3)
I plan on getting a new puter, but its going to be next year as I am so broke I can't pay attention.