Hello everyone!
I am working on my first multiplayer game in UE4. I have almost completed it and now I want to create a website for my game and find somewhere to host the server. Could someone help me with it?
1)Do I need to buy a dedicated server for hosting or I could just use a VPS?
2)Can I also make a website on the same host as the server?
Thanks in advance!
P.S. Sorry for my bad English…
1)Do I need to buy a dedicated server for hosting or I could just use a VPS?
It is certainly possible to run it on a VPS, just have to make sure the VPS has enough resources(CPU, memory, storage) available to handle the game.
2)Can I also make a website on the same host as the server?
Yes, but with two caveats. Similar to above, you have to make sure the server is powerful enough to be able to handle both. Secondly, it is complicated to setup a web server on a VPS (have to setup Apache/nginx properly, setup any needed plugins such as PHP, make it secure so people can’t hack it, etc). It would be easier to get a cheap $5/mo website host to do all the difficult stuff for you.
Thanks a lot for your help! I was wondering what server setup should i use for a ~20 player game? I am going to buy from here: Cheap VPS hosting | Cheap VPS server - Time4VPS
It’s really hard to tell,as it really depends on your game.But what about
4GHz CPU,
4 GB RAM,
10 GB Storage,
1 TB Bandwidth option?It’s just 6 Euros a month.Also company offers instant resizing,you can easily upgrade/downgrade on need.
It depends entirely on the game. Only way to really find out is through testing
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