DCS Server Rental a possibility?

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Been looking everywhere :(

[Insônia]

Any VPS have more than 4gigs of ram , big harddisk and a decent cpu should be ok.
If you dont want spend license on windows server OS. linux+wine should work

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Sorry I don't want to sound rude but this means nothing to me... :(

[fikmeinshizer]

basically any server you can rent for any game as long as it has the required hardware will support DCS. you just need to install the dedicated server software and run it

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Първоначално публикувано от fikmeinshizer:

basically any server you can rent for any game as long as it has the required hardware will support DCS. you just need to install the dedicated server software and run it

Yea this is the problem is finding a sever host.

[spike2071]

I just saw this on the official forums. I have no idea if it's legit, a good idea, etc., but it seems to be relevant.

https://forums.eagle.ru/topic/271318-fox3-managed-solutions-is-a-managed-services-company-for-dcs-players-we-rent-dcs-servers-that-are-turn-key/

[fikmeinshizer]

Finding a server host is a simple google search there are hundreds of choices available. Look for the cheapest that hits the requirements to run the game. You can run the game as a server without 3D rendering so you won't require a GFX card.

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Първоначално публикувано от fikmeinshizer:

Finding a server host is a simple google search there are hundreds of choices available. Look for the cheapest that hits the requirements to run the game. You can run the game as a server without 3D rendering so you won't require a GFX card.

This is true but the price of the server is ridiculous as its dedicated. I was hoping for a standard server rental like most of the games

[kalnaren]

Първоначално публикувано от Mood 6thAB:

Първоначално публикувано от fikmeinshizer:

Finding a server host is a simple google search there are hundreds of choices available. Look for the cheapest that hits the requirements to run the game. You can run the game as a server without 3D rendering so you won't require a GFX card.

This is true but the price of the server is ridiculous as its dedicated. I was hoping for a standard server rental like most of the games

"Most games" that support dedicated servers run on some type of dedicated server hardware with a headless client. Fully hosted and managed solutions are actually the minority, not the standard.

I've been using these guys for years now: https://www.nfoservers.com/

Outstanding performance for the price, I use the server to host pretty much any multiplayer game my friends and I want to play (that supports headless or at least doesn't require a dedicated GPU), as well as my own TeamSpeak server.

Regardless, if you're looking for some type of service that hosts a DCS server and does all the configuration and everything for you, 99.9% sure they don't exist. DCS is just too complex of a game with too many variables for some type of managed hosting solution.

[[ATP]Flo]

If you have

- a PC wich you dont need anymore, with:
- an acceptable CPU (DCS uses ~4 threads, so an old i7/Ryzen will do, maybe overclock)
- 16GB RAM (is most likely enough for the server)
- at best an SSD with 100GB free space for DCS-dedicated-server
- a fast internet connection and a router with port-forwarding

you can just host your own server in your home.
Cost of electricity would probalby be less than paying for a monthly subscription.

Lets say you pay 20 cents per kW/h and your system pulls 200W when running the server:
(GPU is in idle!!!)

0,200 kw/h * 20ct/kwh = 4ct/h
* 24h = 96ct/d
* 30d = 28,80$/month

When I check pricing, this would be much less than paying for a "Dedicated Game Server":
They want like 100$/month - 110$/month for a similar setup.

So get your hands on something own.
It's cheaper and probably much easier to maintain.

https://www.gameservers.com/dedicated/
https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/bare-metal/

[kalnaren]

You only need to rent bare metal if you're hosting a server for like 30+ people (maybe half that for DCS lol).

A VPS is fine for most people if you're only hosting a few friends. You can rent a VPS for $45 USD/mo or less if you don't want it speced too high.