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genekill22 Jan 5, 2022 @ 8:03am
how much ram for a server
i would like to rent a server for me and my friends ( around 8 people max) and i was wondering how much ram do i need to look for?
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Originally posted by Beard:
The calculation is 2GB + 500mb per player.
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Andros Jan 5, 2022 @ 8:07am 
4gb should be fine
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genekill22 Jan 5, 2022 @ 8:29am 
so i guess 0.5gb per player
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Beard Jan 5, 2022 @ 8:37am 
The calculation is 2GB + 500mb per player.
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R.4.V.3.N Jan 25, 2022 @ 10:49am 
Originally posted by Beard:
The calculation is 2GB + 500mb per player.

Hard to see but is that a divide or a plus sign? (Sorry for the dumb question..) It looks like a plus tho.

so it's 2GB+500MB which is just (2.5GB) of RAM per player if it's the plus sign?

so 8players X 2.5 = 20GBs of RAM needed...

Is this correct?
Last edited by R.4.V.3.N; Jan 25, 2022 @ 11:01am
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Beard Jan 25, 2022 @ 11:04am 
No not quite. The calculation is 2GB as a base, think of it as the minimum for the server, then you reserve 500 mb for each player that you are planning to have on the server. 8 players 8*500mb+2gb = 6GB
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R.4.V.3.N Jan 25, 2022 @ 11:08am 
Originally posted by Beard:
No not quite. The calculation is 2GB as a base, think of it as the minimum for the server, then you reserve 500 mb for each player that you are planning to have on the server. 8 players 8*500mb+2gb = 6GB

Ah okay, <3 thank you, and my apologies for overthinking/not understanding fully. Have a great day!
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BCbudsz Oct 18, 2022 @ 8:26pm 
but always more is better yea? so if ya got enough ram, max it?
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=JpS=Red5 Oct 18, 2022 @ 8:50pm 
Originally posted by BCbudsz:
but always more is better yea? so if ya got enough ram, max it?
No, it is generally good practice to allocate a bit more than you expect to need. If you find you have more players on at one time than expected, allocate more as needed, assuming the server has enough memory for proper operation.
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Akkharin696 Nov 6, 2023 @ 6:21am 
I'm thinking about starting with the game and was wondering about how that works. Is the allocated RAM then reserved by the game from my system, so if I only have 8 GB and I give the game 8 GB my PC will be kinda slow because the game uses all of that?
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Nacalal Nov 6, 2023 @ 5:59pm 
Originally posted by Akkharin696:
I'm thinking about starting with the game and was wondering about how that works. Is the allocated RAM then reserved by the game from my system, so if I only have 8 GB and I give the game 8 GB my PC will be kinda slow because the game uses all of that?
It depends on JVM settings, but by default, it's not taken up right away.
The limit is just the maximum the program is allowed to use before it tries to clean up the memory it's already using.
If you have 8GB, and allocate 8GB, it'll only use as much as it needs, until it hits 8GB used, where it'll try to get rid of anything it doesn't need anymore.
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Taquin Nov 23, 2023 @ 5:31pm 
Originally posted by Beard:
The calculation is 2GB + 500mb per player.
how did you get to this number? sry for necro
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PoorUglyPeasant Nov 23, 2023 @ 5:41pm 
leave it at 32gb base and there, most should survive there
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Rusty Nov 23, 2023 @ 10:43pm 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pVNvSuA2mM
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Beard Nov 24, 2023 @ 2:21am 
Originally posted by Taquin:
Originally posted by Beard:
The calculation is 2GB + 500mb per player.
how did you get to this number? sry for necro
By looking at RAM usage with players and with the server alone.
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