My friend wants to make a game hosting company!

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• perennate Member, Host Rep

  July 2015

  What location? Is the game server more RAM-intensive or more CPU-intensive?

  OVH is usually good choice
• FlamesRunner Member

  July 2015

  Yeah, OVH is probably your best bet. Usually, you can get better prices through OVH resellers.
• raysmta Member

  July 2015

  Well, it can be both, but usually CPU I guess.
• a-super-random-user Member

  July 2015

  OVH is the place.
• HostMyBytes Member

  July 2015

  I would recommend going for a dedicated server. So You Start has some good deals and you'll be able to get a lot from them for a minimal price.
• raysmta Member

  July 2015

  Expensive lol
  His max budget is only $75.00
• linuxthefish Member

  July 2015 edited July 2015

  https://www.soyoustart.com/en/game-servers/

  EDIT: a tad out of budget, but if you really want to go low cost then https://www.soyoustart.com/en/essential-servers/
• catalystium Member

  July 2015 edited July 2015

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• rahulks Member

  July 2015

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• thehostbay Member

  July 2015

  +1 for servdiscount.com they are stable enough for they prices!
• Frecyboy Member

  July 2015

  But they dont offer a ddos protection, so they are out, else, they are very good.
• Arch Member

  July 2015

  Game hosting companies have always been something I've been trying to avoid because of the crazy large amounts of DDoS attacks you'll face in that industry. And while OVH obviously has VAC, their locations are going to lead to a high ping for a lot of your friend's customers, which makes for a poor gaming experience. So maybe look for something a little more central to his clientbase to ensure a low ping even with DDoS filtering?
• Dillybob Member

  July 2015 edited July 2015

  @liamcyruslol said:
  Game hosting companies have always been something I've been trying to avoid because of the crazy large amounts of DDoS attacks you'll face in that industry. And while OVH obviously has VAC, their locations are going to lead to a high ping for a lot of your friend's customers, which makes for a poor gaming experience. So maybe look for something a little more central to his clientbase to ensure a low ping even with DDoS filtering?

  GRE TUNNELING BABY .
• vlinares Member

  July 2015

  Webline Services is coming up with budget dedicated servers at $49.99. DDos Protection, Dual Core, 4GB Ram. What is your time frame for this
• PhotonVPS Member, Host Rep

  July 2015

  How much DDoS mitigation are you looking for?