Shard / Hosting Service - RunUO

Rigmore · 01-22-2003, 05:37 PM

Hi Folks!

I may have an opportunity in about 3 or 4 months, to provide directly off of fibre T1's in an offshore facility with fibre right to Miami.

I'm wondering if there's any interest for monthly hosting pacakges, if the ping times are reasonable (they seem to be for other purposes, but I'll be running tests specifically with RunUO)?

If you are interested, what do you feel is reasonable for:

- Shared hosting (Multiple shards/Server)
- Dedicated hosting (We provide hardware, etc, single shard/server)
- Colocation (You provide everything)

If we go ahead, all equipment will be Dell or Compaq dual processor machines, 2GB RAM/Machine minimum, full 24x7, backup power, and so on...we're talking world class facilities. If it makes enough business sense, quad or six-way systems with scads of RAM are an option.

However, we would NOT be selling or "supporting" RunUO...not only would that be against the licensing policy, it would likely raise costs as additional support staff would be needed. We would be providing a service allowing you to run your RunUO shard where this is not an option with your current ISP.

Any comments you have would be appreciated!

Rigmore

Phantom · 01-22-2003, 05:38 PM

Sound like a killer idea. Where can I sign up?

Pheyte · 01-22-2003, 06:28 PM

Quote:

If you are interested, what do you feel is reasonable for:

- Shared hosting (Multiple shards/Server)
- Dedicated hosting (We provide hardware, etc, single shard/server)
- Colocation (You provide everything)

It depends i think of the costs of each method, do you have a cost's fork ?

Rigmore · 01-22-2003, 06:44 PM

Pheyte Said:

Quote:

It depends i think of the costs of each method, do you have a cost's fork ?

Not yet...this is investigation into what the customer base thinks is reasonable - obviously, free would be good, but that's not realistic

What do you think you would be willing to pay for the service?

Rigmore

Static Loader · 01-22-2003, 07:20 PM

Whatever they are asking im sure cost is required. Maybe people can have packages? 2 months for cost +10 per month, or say 4 months cost + 3 per month

?

Just a idea.

Static Loader · 01-22-2003, 07:21 PM

I just got a better idea when I posted this.

Cost + say 10 cents per user that stays for 10 days ateleast.

That way at the end of the month you do a account clean with accounts > 10 days and pay cost plus the cost of those characters so you idealy pay for your bandwith. If your shard is low class you pay very little. However if its heavy duty you will have to pay for the connection?

Pheyte · 01-23-2003, 12:25 AM

For sure cost is required Static Loader that 's why i asked that

I don't know Rigmore, i never made a shard before, that's why it's hard to say.

The solution Static Loader gave sounds good, it should be more investigated in this way (if no one gives idea).
But it depends of what all of this will cost to you

I had same idea few month ago, but i wanted to raise an Association to try having money help's from state (it exists in France, i don't know for the other contry, you should investigate). But my friends didn't have much time to deal with it, so i abandon (too much things to do by myself).

But for sure a project like this is interressing.

**Zippy** · 01-23-2003, 12:57 AM

I think a charge per meg or something on bandwidth would be reasonable for shared machines, so if you have few users, you pay relatively little, but if you have a large shard, you're better off paying for a dedicated server.....

Also, these would have some type of remote admin so people could log in and see a desktop, run runuo, etc... since telnet in windows sucks :-)

seanandre · 11-03-2005, 08:39 PM

Actually I think a hosting package at a low cost of maybe $30 per month for a shard allowing up to 20 users or so would be reasonable, atleast in my case. My wife and I are on a fixed income, and we're running our shard off our own ISP, which is causing problems with our huge downloads we like to do, and we only get like 10 or 15 users on a day. Sometimes not even that. If this is feasable, I'd be interested.

Sean

Packer898 · 11-03-2005, 09:44 PM

You did notice this thread is like 3 years old... That obviously means he probably didnt do this...

DONT NECRO OLD POSTS

Phantom · 11-03-2005, 10:30 PM

Can a moderator delete this post?

01-22-2003, 05:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rigmore Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 23	Shard / Hosting Service Hi Folks! I may have an opportunity in about 3 or 4 months, to provide directly off of fibre T1's in an offshore facility with fibre right to Miami. I'm wondering if there's any interest for monthly hosting pacakges, if the ping times are reasonable (they seem to be for other purposes, but I'll be running tests specifically with RunUO)? If you are interested, what do you feel is reasonable for: - Shared hosting (Multiple shards/Server) - Dedicated hosting (We provide hardware, etc, single shard/server) - Colocation (You provide everything) If we go ahead, all equipment will be Dell or Compaq dual processor machines, 2GB RAM/Machine minimum, full 24x7, backup power, and so on...we're talking world class facilities. If it makes enough business sense, quad or six-way systems with scads of RAM are an option. However, we would NOT be selling or "supporting" RunUO...not only would that be against the licensing policy, it would likely raise costs as additional support staff would be needed. We would be providing a service allowing you to run your RunUO shard where this is not an option with your current ISP. Any comments you have would be appreciated! Rigmore

01-23-2003, 12:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
Zippy Administrator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 25 Posts: 4,868	I think a charge per meg or something on bandwidth would be reasonable for shared machines, so if you have few users, you pay relatively little, but if you have a large shard, you're better off paying for a dedicated server..... Also, these would have some type of remote admin so people could log in and see a desktop, run runuo, etc... since telnet in windows sucks :-) __________________ Zippy, Razor Creator and RunUO Core Developer The RunUO Software Team "Intuition, like a flash of lightning, lasts only for a second. It generally comes when one is tormented by a difficult decipherment and when one reviews in his mind the fruitless experiments already tried. Suddenly the light breaks through and one finds after a few minutes what previous days of labor were unable to reveal." ~The Cryptonomicon

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01-22-2003, 05:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Phantom Account Terminated Join Date: Sep 2002 Age: 26 Posts: 3,846	Sound like a killer idea. Where can I sign up?

01-22-2003, 07:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
Static Loader Forum Expert Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 630	Whatever they are asking im sure cost is required. Maybe people can have packages? 2 months for cost +10 per month, or say 4 months cost + 3 per month ? Just a idea.

01-22-2003, 07:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
Static Loader Forum Expert Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 630	I just got a better idea when I posted this. Cost + say 10 cents per user that stays for 10 days ateleast. That way at the end of the month you do a account clean with accounts > 10 days and pay cost plus the cost of those characters so you idealy pay for your bandwith. If your shard is low class you pay very little. However if its heavy duty you will have to pay for the connection?

01-23-2003, 12:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
Pheyte Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 98	For sure cost is required Static Loader that 's why i asked that I don't know Rigmore, i never made a shard before, that's why it's hard to say. The solution Static Loader gave sounds good, it should be more investigated in this way (if no one gives idea). But it depends of what all of this will cost to you I had same idea few month ago, but i wanted to raise an Association to try having money help's from state (it exists in France, i don't know for the other contry, you should investigate). But my friends didn't have much time to deal with it, so i abandon (too much things to do by myself). But for sure a project like this is interressing.

11-03-2005, 08:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
seanandre Forum Novice Join Date: May 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 220	Actually I think a hosting package at a low cost of maybe $30 per month for a shard allowing up to 20 users or so would be reasonable, atleast in my case. My wife and I are on a fixed income, and we're running our shard off our own ISP, which is causing problems with our huge downloads we like to do, and we only get like 10 or 15 users on a day. Sometimes not even that. If this is feasable, I'd be interested. Sean

11-03-2005, 09:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
Packer898 Forum Expert Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Age: 35 Posts: 2,378	You did notice this thread is like 3 years old... That obviously means he probably didnt do this... DONT NECRO OLD POSTS

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