What do I need and cost...

[Mortician]

I am completely new to all this and was looking at renting a dedicated box and hosting about half a dozen personal servers for my clan and another half dozen or so servers (or more) to be rented out to various other clans.

 

So what would I need? Master Server Purchase and Remote Server Purchase?

 

And these purchases come with updates and support for a year... so once a year passes, then all I need to pay is the $40/yr or $20/yr (depending upon purchases) to continue to get the updates and support... or not pay anything but then be stuck with no support or updates?

[jcroom]

If you are only looking to use one dedicated server, all you would need is the master server license.

[Mortician]

Ok so a single Master Server License would be good for an unlimited amount of servers? So that would give access to each person who say rents a server from me access to their own control panel?

[Dan M]

You will firstly need a Masterserver license running on one box, you can run gameservers from that box as well.

 

For any additional dedicated nodes you wish to add to run gameservers off you will need to purchase additional remote licenses.

 

You can run as many gameservers as you wish from these licenses

[Mortician]

Kinda confused with that.. sorry Im a such a noob. Could you break that explaination down into noob terms?

[KP-Dallas]

I sent you an e-mail.

[Mortician]

Im not looking for help installing right now but thanks KP... Im just trying to understand what all this means and exactly what I need $$ wise.

[ECF]

You need to lease or purchase a "Master Server License". You can run as many games on your box as you like.

 

Purchased Master = $200

Monthly Master = $15.95 per month

 

Support renewals are for updades and support. It would be $20 per year to renew the support on a purchased license. If you lease licenses (pay monthly) then support/updates are included.

 

Remote server licenses are needed if you add another physical server onto your existing one. You would then need a remote server license for that box as well.

[KP-Dallas]

You will need

 

1.)Master License - $200 or $16/a month

 

2.)Web Hosting - 16$/ a month (If you dont have MySQL,IIS,ETC)

 

Thats all

[KP-Dallas]

I rent a monthly license i don't even use LOL

[Mortician]

Remote server licenses are needed if you add another physical server onto your existing one. You would then need a remote server license for that box as well.

 

So just to clarify on this part... physical server meaning another dedicated box. So its basically like a discounted version of the Master License so you dont have to pay the $200 cost for each and every dedicated box you own/rent?

 

Did I get it right

[DougK94]

correct

[{-SMAKU-}_MotorMouth]

So just to clarify on this part... physical server meaning another dedicated box. So its basically like a discounted version of the Master License so you dont have to pay the $200 cost for each and every dedicated box you own/rent?

 

Did I get it right

 

And you just log into 1 control panel for all of the other server boxes you have linked to the master as well as the servers on the master.

[Todd Holley]

It is rather confusing when you begin to use it, but I promise it is easy. This is the best cpanel you can get for the windows environment. Just get a demo and play around with it. If you can't figure it out we would be more than happy to help you out on the forums.

[Mortician]

I for sure appreciate all the help guys/gals... I know once I ever find the right host to rent from that with people like you around, I will be up and running in no time.

[Todd Holley]

Note that in the U.S. me as well as a few others can recommend Jon Biloh with ColoCrossing.

 

http://www.colocrossing.com, You won't be dissapointed.

 

And if you are in a rush and need something fast: http://www.softlayer.com. Have never had to wait more than 2 hours for a machine setup.

[Mortician]

Thanks for the suggestions, but I think we have decided on Limestone Networks

[JohnnyT]

Think about the location to. In FPS gaming. Dallas to Toronto (Where i live) is some heavy ping. about 80-100 to be exact. I used to have a server at cologuys.com and their servers are located in dallas and definitely the location was not good for me.