Rust Server Hosting

[Sawmp monster]

I want to host a private server between roughly 10 people, on a small to medium world.
I've got an i5-9400k, 8gb of ram, and a GTX 1060, is that enough to keep a server up and stable spec wise? And yes, my internet speed is good, I shouldn't have issues there.

[CaptainNebulous]

Should be good enough for maybe up to 30 players. However another important factor is your internet connection. You pretty much need 300kb to 600kb per second BOTH upload AND download per player. So for 10 players you'd need to expect the server to be using at least 3 to 6 MB per second up and down just for player connections alone. If 10 players if your plan I doubt you'll have any issues as only the cheap POSes would have internet that bad in this day and age.

[Sawmp monster]

Originally posted by CaptainNebulous:

Should be good enough for maybe up to 30 players. However another important factor is your internet connection. You pretty much need 300kb to 600kb per second BOTH upload AND download per player. So for 10 players you'd need to expect the server to be using at least 3 to 6 MB per second up and down just for player connections alone. If 10 players if your plan I doubt you'll have any issues as only the cheap POSes would have internet that bad in this day and age.

I get 70 mb/s download/upload speeds with connection testers on google, so I should be good on that front.

[Knight]

Unfunny Loser i added you let talk about server stuff if you have a minute i have a proposition for yea

[Mad Scientist]

8GB isn't even enough to run just RUST properly without huge loading times unless using an SSD, let alone the massive amounts of disk read/write to makeup for your lack of RAM.
You'll need for Server, Client, Entities and Players around 22-25GBs of RAM if you have the client running along with the server, and an absolute minimum of 16GBs, but with just the Server, Client (you), and some minor other stuff running that you likely do have running: 17.5GBs of RAM is recommended minimum you should have so 24GBs if you're using 8GB RAM sticks.

[Sawmp monster]

Originally posted by Orion:

8GB isn't even enough to run just RUST properly without huge loading times unless using an SSD, let alone the massive amounts of disk read/write to makeup for your lack of RAM.
You'll need for Server, Client, Entities and Players around 22-25GBs of RAM if you have the client running along with the server, and an absolute minimum of 16GBs, but with just the Server, Client (you), and some minor other stuff running that you likely do have running: 17.5GBs of RAM is recommended minimum you should have so 24GBs if you're using 8GB RAM sticks.

24gb seems a bit over the top for a small map with 7 people

Originally posted by Knight:

Unfunny Loser i added you let talk about server stuff if you have a minute i have a proposition for yea

I'm not interested in renting a server out, just want to see if I can do something small between me and my friends

[Mad Scientist]

Originally posted by Unfunny Loser:

Originally posted by Orion:

8GB isn't even enough to run just RUST properly without huge loading times unless using an SSD, let alone the massive amounts of disk read/write to makeup for your lack of RAM.
You'll need for Server, Client, Entities and Players around 22-25GBs of RAM if you have the client running along with the server, and an absolute minimum of 16GBs, but with just the Server, Client (you), and some minor other stuff running that you likely do have running: 17.5GBs of RAM is recommended minimum you should have so 24GBs if you're using 8GB RAM sticks.

24gb seems a bit over the top for a small map with 7 people

Originally posted by Knight:

Unfunny Loser i added you let talk about server stuff if you have a minute i have a proposition for yea

I'm not interested in renting a server out, just want to see if I can do something small between me and my friends

The map size doesn't matter so much as the Asset count, the OS consumes 3.5GB-4GB by itself, so you have 4GB usable.

I'm running client and server right now, and I average 17.5GBs total ram usage.

[Knight]

Originally posted by Orion:

Originally posted by Unfunny Loser:

24gb seems a bit over the top for a small map with 7 people


I'm not interested in renting a server out, just want to see if I can do something small between me and my friends

The map size doesn't matter so much as the Asset count, the OS consumes 3.5GB-4GB by itself, so you have 4GB usable.

I'm running client and server right now, and I average 17.5GBs total ram usage.

Im not interessted in selling anything soo add me lol silly

[Chronic213]

Not sure how much I have to offer here, but I'm running my own server locally on the same PC I actually play Rust on. I haven't set up any port forwarding in my modem, as my internet speeds aren't the greatest, but it runs fine for me even with other software running as well.

My PC is:
AMD FX8320 (4GHz octo-core, but old)
Antec liquid cooler
16GB DDR3 1866MHz RAM
Intel 730 series SSD (with OS, Rust, and Server installed)
Asus GTX 1060

When the server is running empty, it reports about "203 FPS" (in bottom right corner of server window). That drops to about "195 FPS" as soon as I log in with Rust client.

In the client, I'm getting a pretty stable 50+ FPS. It rarely dips into the 40's, but it happens.

I'm not sure how well my machine would fare if I opened my modem up to allow others to play, but based on the above replies, I'd say my internet connection would be my first bottleneck.

I guess the only thing you've got to lose by trying is the time. I'd say give it a shot. Keep an eye on your temps, though.