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1 VPS = 4 Pyspades Servers

Postby GridVirt » Fri Aug 03, 2012 3:49 pm

Some of you have talked with me on IRC about hosting with us and some of you definitely played the NoobWars servers while I was testing our VPS plans with pyspades. For those that don't know much about us I will give a brief rundown and link to some more detailed information.

We specialize in High Performance SSD VPS hosting and currently offer the fastest production VPS on the market. Getting to that point took a huge amount of work but was well worth it as you will see from the reviews and benchmarks I post below the competition really is nowhere close to what we are offering. We use only KVM full hardware virtualization.

Our lowest plan the 1 node averages 900 MB/sec throughput and 100k+ IOPS with a average UB score of 3k+. Here are some reviews and benchmarks on it (all the benchmarks and reviews you see are from VPS that were on a node that was 80% full). We currently have all servers on the west coast (Seattle) but our expanding to the east coast (New York) which will be better for Europeans.

Benchmarks and Reviews

Server Bear - http://serverbear.com/io-benchmarks (IO Specific)
Server Bear - http://serverbear.com/compare?Sort=&...=-&UnixBench=- (Unix bench on SSD VPS plans)

VPSeer - http://vpseer.com/ssd-vps-performance-chart

Myhkens Top 20 VPS Benchmark List - http://reviews.myhken.com/?page_id=36

SSDVPS - http://ssdvps.info/gridvirt-ssd-vps-benchmarks/

Web Hosting Talk - http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1176989&highlight=gridvirt

We are having a giveaway right now that you might want to get in on also. We are giving away 2 of our 1 Node plans ($40/mon) for $1. The winner gets the VPS for 3 months to use as they like. The giveaway thread is here -->> http://forums.gridvirt.com/thread205.html

While I was testing our 1 Node plan I found it handles 4 consecutive Pyspades servers all maxed out at 32 players with no lag and room to spare on resources. I thought maybe somebody on here that is good with server administration and familiar with Pyspades might be interested in reselling the VPS as Pyspades servers. If somebody wanted to do this I could offer them a recurring 25% discount on all their vps so it would be $30/mon.

You can see the 1 Node plan here -->> https://www.gridvirt.com/cart.php?gid=5

If you are interested in this or have any questions just let me know. I hope the staff won't take this the wrong way such as blatant advertising. I have been around awhile and have done what I can to help people out on IRC with any server problems they have had. This could potentially bring some more high quality servers to the community which would be a good thing.

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Re: 1 VPS = 4 Pyspades Servers

Postby jojoestinky » Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:38 pm

I run 2 servers per VPS now from Seattle.
It only cost me $3.50 per VPS. (with a discount code, normally for around $5-$6)
http://www.dmehosting.com/index.php

So for around $7 I have the possibility of 4 servers, 1 Core, 256meg of ram per server 2 IP addresses.

SSD really makes no noticeable difference. The map sizes are microscopic, the bottleneck is the network. Starting and stopping the server might speed up a fraction of a second. ATM the SSD is somewhat of a quirky technology. You have less chance of problems with traditional disks, so i only use them on my local PC for booting the OS fast.

for $40 a month I would expect a daily inspection of my server from the staff, and optimization when possible.

I would also expect my servers to be "turn key" too. This dose not mean you just run an installer script for Ubuntu. It means that after I pay, My server has:

HTTP access configured with a template webpage for testing (apachee2 does this by default)
HTTP stat server webpage setup, and configured for each server.

FTP access configured, for both the SysOP to maintain the server, and for an admin with docked privileges to add new maps or scripts, but not overwrite the backup maps folder.

IRC server running and secured. IRC bots all installed. IRSSI configured to auto connect to local IRC channel.

a "pooled" map and scripts folder. You can just do this with a simlink on the same physical server, but "big boys" like me need to have it shared between multiple physical servers. There is a script for it installed by default in pyspades. I would expect this to be all setup and working.

Daily check by your staff (or script) to make sure my pyspades is up to date, if it is not, I have the option to have it always automatically updated, or just a warning, so I can shut down my server when it is empty.

Optional :
Waits for server to be empty for a daily refresh of pyspades, and reboot.

HTTP portal for the map FTP, so the kids can just drag and drop the map ZIP files on the browser. Map gets uploaded, unzipped, and old map, and zipfile get deleted. This is in your best interests. i have tried to explain the beauties of SFTP configuration to a 10 year old kid... It really does not work.

HTTP reboot

HTTP add/remove administrators (AoS admins, not Linux admins), admins get docked FTP access, New admin passwords added to the config.txt file for each new admin.

HTTP change password.

HTTP wipe directory, and install new pyspades.

Access the map repo FTP, so they can automatically get every AOS map added to their server with a single click.


If all this happened I would consider it an excellent deal, and i would switch hosts immediately.

Thanks, and good luck with your new venture. Hope we can do business in the near future.
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Re: 1 VPS = 4 Pyspades Servers

Postby GridVirt » Sat Aug 04, 2012 12:44 am

Hi jojoestinky,

First let me say I love your maps :) I understand of course that pyspades will very easily run on a budget VPS and probably run well. But we are not a budget provider and do not offer small boxes (see below) like that. I couldn't find anything on dmehostings network maybe I just missed it? SSD is no longer "quirky" at all and if setup correctly using commercial grade hardware there is nothing to worry about (we would not base our entire business and livelihood on something "quirky"), just enjoy the speed. While this may not really benefit a Pyspades server directly it does leave the option for using the VPS for other things while using it also for Pyspades.

Our staff would not be able to do the things that you ask. This is why I posted here asking if there was somebody here who was a experienced admin and pyspades admin or dev. I would not charge the person that decided to resell $40/mo. We would have to talk about a price.

When we expand to New York we will be able to offer 1 budget box only and that will look something like this:

Full KVM SSD 1/3 Node =
1/2 Core = 1.6GHz+
512MB RAM/Memory
10GB SSD
10GB SecureNAS
1IP Address (no extras available)
500GB Bandwidth
100mbit port speed
= $7/m

Again you really can't compare us to a budget host as nothing is on par. The "no extra IP available will most likely change with the New York location.
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Re: 1 VPS = 4 Pyspades Servers

Postby jojoestinky » Sat Aug 04, 2012 1:35 am

Hey thanks :), Nice to have fans in the server business.

Maybe I am being a bit too critical on SSD, it has been around for quite some time, and I am very happy with my personal ones. (8-11 seconds boot for windows 7 just rocks).

I understand what i am asking is somewhat much. Your price is very reasonable. My VPS's are not the highest of quality. and the tech support is non existent.
Linux newbies cant use budget servers like I do. There is also the dreaded random client loss too, people get axed at random. About 1 every 5 minutes on my current setup.

If you are willing to let me use one of your VPM's for map testing, I would have advertisements peppered in my server tips spammer. Something like : This top quality server is provided by: www.yourIP.com

If you offer a commission, I can try re-selling them too. I would pop in and set up a basic server for them of course as a thank you for the sale, if the price is right.
Ubuntu
Pyspades
1 user with sudo access
2 users with docked access, so they can start and stop the server if needed, add new maps, and scripts.
simple HTTP setup, maybe a stats server setup.
IRSSI setup for Quakenet.org private channel, Screen so it says alive, and they can re-op if their home connect crashes.
simple FTP setup.



have a good one :)
Heck, I might even add "This map runs best on: MyResellerKey.YourServers.com" ,
Would be nice to make a couple of bucks on all this time I donate making cool playgrounds for you guys 8)
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Re: 1 VPS = 4 Pyspades Servers

Postby Enari » Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:25 pm

It's interesting on how many serverhosters there are playing ace of spades :P

From my personal experiences it's just stupid to run pyspades on your servers...
A pyspades server doesn't really need any disk-speed at all. 99% uptime isn't really important as well.
The only thing that matter is good ping time.

But if you're going to use if for something more demanding than pyspades then it's a different story.

I'd like to see some serverhoster that have prepared an ubuntu image with pyspades preinstalled.
Preferebly apache with a webpage where you can edit the config and start-stop the server.
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Re: 1 VPS = 4 Pyspades Servers

Postby jojoestinky » Wed Aug 08, 2012 1:43 am

I can roll up an Ubuntu ISO pretty quick for Pyspades.

Give me a few days, I need to redo one of my servers first, after i get it, I will just package an image with.

Only problem i can see is re-distribution. Pyspades might not be GPL. If that is the case, Every GNU-NAZI on the planet will have me burned at the stake.

I can probably get around it with just a couple of scripts though. i am quite sure i can have the base environment set up for them with cython, etc.
Then have CRON execute the script on first boot, if the pyspades directory is missing.

Sounds like a real pain in the .... But, might makes peoples life easier.

Looks like I should go do a gentoo install again to refresh my memory on the in's and out's of mounting an ISO from TTY.
Then i could write a tutorial on "How to gut your Ubuntu server, and install Pyspades-buntu, without bothering the host."

I will ask Mat what he thinks, and about the licence later :)
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