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Hello my name is Jack, I'm 16, from the UK, and i'm in love with the Dream SMP
And would love a similar experience, but all the recent ones i've joined haven't met me expectations, no one was active, and the rules were no where near similar to the Dream SMP rules,
I would love an SMP similar with Nations, Wars, Possible Teams, politics, and obviously active players,
if you have a server with no plugins, and no datapacks, so Normal Vanilla that is like this, and is meeting the expectations then please Discord me, there all open
opp stoppa#2177
Hello Everyone!
I'm part of the staff team at http://minebrowse.com/ and it is a website where you could post your minecraft server. We are currently running a massive Google Ads campaign, so feel free to add your server and get some exposure.
We are having a Halloween Event In PlexusMC. Create Your Own Halloween Edit of your Minecraft Skin And Click A screenshot of you standing in the spawn of PlexusMC. This Event Is running Till 31st October And The Winner Will be given a Discord Nitro With a 20$ PlexusMC Buycraft Coupon Woo Hoo!!
Join The Discord Here For More InformationServer IP: play.plexusmc.net (1.16.3)
IP: play.plexusmc.net
ABOUT US
At Plexus we strive to be open, honest, fair and transparent in everything we do. Our growth plan is built around four key areas: extending our leadership; maximizing value; Indifference; and nurturing talent. Our community is depended on trust, freedom of speech and equality. The Plexus team have successfully created a unique aspect to Minecraft with out taking away the original idea that had made the game popular to begin with.
The current server that we are running as a Minecraft Survival 1.16.2 server based on Towny. The server has been in development by some of our awesome volunteers for the past 8 months, and is getting close to the end. Every aspect of this server has been tested and thought out by a lot of people, and the entire server is based on 3 years of player's constructive criticism. The server is play to win and based on building the best Minecraft community.
FEATURES
Jobs: Make money and upload cool abilities and permissions as you rankup though the heavily-configured jobs plugin
Rankup: Work your way through the rank ladder to gain more permissions like /fly with nothing but in-game money
Towny: An advanced land claim plugin, build massive nations of people and start wars with others. Create public grinders, farms and shops and control the permissions how you want.
Mcmmo: The new MCMMO plugin, like the classic but revamped. Get to the top of the list and unlock the awesome abilities with it.
Hidden Lore: For those who want a challenge of the mind, solve the various puzzles best the bosses of the server and be the first unlock the store behind the server.
Custom.Enchants: Absolutely insane enchantments you can buy with xp, like the ability to mine a 7x7 area by breaking one block, or the ability to make 30 levels of xp in 10 seconds by mining stone.
IP: play.plexusmc.net
ABOUT US
At Plexus we strive to be open, honest, fair and transparent in everything we do. Our growth plan is built around four key areas: extending our leadership; maximizing value; Indifference; and nurturing talent. Our community is depended on trust, freedom of speech and equality. The Plexus team have successfully created a unique aspect to Minecraft with out taking away the original idea that had made the game popular to begin with.
The current server that we are running as a Minecraft Survival 1.16.2 server based on Towny. The server has been in development by some of our awesome volunteers for the past 8 months, and is getting close to the end. Every aspect of this server has been tested and thought out by a lot of people, and the entire server is based on 3 years of player's constructive criticism. The server is play to win and based on building the best Minecraft community.
FEATURES
Jobs: Make money and upload cool abilities and permissions as you rankup though the heavily-configured jobs plugin
Rankup: Work your way through the rank ladder to gain more permissions like /fly with nothing but in-game money
Towny: An advanced land claim plugin, build massive nations of people and start wars with others. Create public grinders, farms and shops and control the permissions how you want.
Mcmmo: The new MCMMO plugin, like the classic but revamped. Get to the top of the list and unlock the awesome abilities with it.
Hidden Lore: For those who want a challenge of the mind, solve the various puzzles best the bosses of the server and be the first unlock the store behind the server.
Custom.Enchants: Absolutely insane enchantments you can buy with xp, like the ability to mine a 7x7 area by breaking one block, or the ability to make 30 levels of xp in 10 seconds by mining stone.
Hello Everyone!
I'm part of the staff team at http://minebrowse.com/ and it is a website where you could post your minecraft server. We are currently running a massive Google Ads campaign, so feel free to add your server and get some exposure.
I would need an Australian host capable of hosting Beta versions of Minecraft and be able to update them every so often to the next version. I want to essentially play Minecraft through again starting in Beta 1.2, Ive calculated the days between updates and how they would actually would update. And it just so happens Beta 1.2 released on Jan 13th 2011 so the quicker I get onto this the more streamlined it could be
I would want to have maybe 16 Slots on the server, I dont quite know the difference between the pricing, I might not even have more than 5 or 6 players on at one time in the first few months
Ill put my budget say at $40 a month, I dont know what any of this would cost but surely that could be ample for a small server like this
I don't necesarilly need amazing support, I have calculated the days between all the versions from beta 1.2 up until 1.8.2 which is a while, so I'd want to try and figure out a way to schedule these updates
5, Im based in Australia and I need to be getting at least 200ms the less the better of course
Consistency, good communications and general understanding of the idea I have
I haven't looked into any hosts yet
Thanks for reading this, I hope someone can point me in the right direction
Has anyone come across a hosting service that only charges you for what you use?
My friends and I all have jobs now so we don't consistently play. I'm looking for some kind of service that only charges you for in-game time. I considered making an Amazon Web Services server, but it seemed like a pain to constantly start and stop it.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
###I'm looking for a host! Here are my requirements:
I plan to use this server for: (commercial, small server for friends, etc.)
Public, not really commercial.
My budget is ___ per ____
Free. I don't have money.
Do you need fast support from your host?
Not currently.
Out of 1-5, 5 being very important, how important is performance and speed for your server?
5
What is the most important feature a host offers to you and your server?
Performance
Have you looked into any hosts yet? If so, state some and some likes/dislikes. (you should be doing your own research before this post)
No.
Anything else?
No.
I had been using a VPS at RAMNode for about a year, without running any production systems on it, except when my primary provider was down. When it came time to run a Minecraft server, I discovered that my primary provider expressly prohibited Minecraft servers. Ouch. I then stood up the Spigot server on RAMNode, since it was within their TOS.
I have been extremely happy with the support from RAMNode. My questions are answered within minutes! I decided to upgrade my VPS package, and this was performed before I could log in to check on progress.
The VPS itself has been rock solid. Good performance, so it doesn't seem to be oversold at all. As my Minecraft server (CraftBlox.com, give me any constructive feedback you have) grows, I believe that RAMNode can handle anything I need.
Skyfactory 3 will be coming out soon, and I'm going to be reliving Agrarian Skies with one or possibly two friends. I've run a server in parallel to my client before, but I'd like to improve my desktop's performance, and not always have it running. I've never dealt with a remote server, so I'm not even sure what the interface even looks like, because I know troubleshooting is a necessity.
I probably need a 2gb server, located somewhere on the west coast, as my friend's internet is subpar. Otherwise, my main priority is having frequent backups and a restart at least once a day. Infinity Evolved:E had something like what I need, though I'm not sure what mod that was.
My budget is ____ per ____
Less than $25 per month, preferably.
Do you need fast support from your host?
Support within 12 hours on a business day, and within 24 hours on the weekend is a minimum.
Out of 1-5, 5 being very important, how important is performance and speed for your server?
3, reliability is my main priority, though performance is always a concern. Ease of locating issues helps a lot with this.
What is the most important feature a host offers to you and your server?
Reliable backups and server restarts with minimal administration needed.
Have you looked into any hosts yet? If so, state some and some likes/dislikes. (you should be doing your own research before this post)
I've looked at MCProHosting, CreeperHost, and Apex. They all seem somewhat reasonable, but I'd like to hear some personal experiences with these or similar providers.
Anything else?
Nope.
I had a very bad experience with OrcaHost and its owner Nicholas Lim I dont have the time to explain at the moment however there is plenty of record of his/their misdeads online. here are some examples http://pastebin.com/Je0iwD4r http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1806012
and many others.
SimpleNode is a brand new minecraft server host offering high-performance minecraft server hosting at a affordable price.
Full SSH access
Free Dedicated IP (no typing ports!)
Unlimited Slots
Free subdomain (subdomain.simpleno.de)
Free MySQL
Free Webspace
Customized Spacebukkit control panel
1Gbps Port speed (to host node)
Full Tekkit support
Located in Dallas, TX with Incero
Your server is essentially a VPS, optimized for running Minecraft. You get full root access to your VPS, and access to SolusVM on request.
You can check us out at simpleno.de
I switched from beastnode to McLayer approx 6 months ago.
In my opinion for a smaller provider I have had a great expirience with them. I have had some issues with my server in the past. The support team will go so far as to actually look at my plugins to see what is causing the problem and correct it if I do not know how.
The best thing about them is they offer McMyAdmin with an unlimited slot capacity. Completely included.
Now the pricing is what i really like.
I have a 6gb VPS, Domain hosting, Website admin through Cpanel. They even helped me purchase my .com
All together it cost me $60 a month.
I have an affiliate id so if you would like to sign up just go here https://clientarea.minecraftlayer.com/aff.php?aff=116
If you follow minecraft forums any, it looks like the MCLayer thread is blowing up with customers unhappy with service, or a lack thereof.
http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/637127-minecraftlayer-superior-minecraft-hosting-new-promo-25-off-for-life-mcmyadmin-%C2%B7-multicraft-%C2%B7-ssds-%C2%B7-from-525mo/page__st__260#entry20001163 Looks like the company and it's clients were sold off on 3 December.
I have used MCLayer in the past, and they were good at the time.
My buddy and I want to play MC together, and neither of us have any experience making or hosting servers. Mcprohosting is having a sale right now, so I was wondering what size ram I would need. I plan on making it a Bukkit server so I can have some plugins like warping and non-destructive blocks. Any advice would be appreciated :)
Btw we would be starting a new world from scratch
###I'm looking for a host! Here are my requirements:
I plan to use this server for beta testing a new pack I made, with maybe 10 players. Expecting a month to iron out bugs, then will open it up to more. Long term plans will depend on playerbase, but I expect possibly 5 players for around six months.
My budget is flexible, but $40/mo seems a good starting point.
With support, I don't usually need my hand held for 99% of stuff. But if my pack does something bad, I need to be able to work with you to fix it - it's in beta, after all! For example, shutting the instance down and emailing me that there is an issue is OK, suspending service without warning, notice, or explanation... not so much.
Bonus points:
Can I use Dynmap? Do you also offer a forum/CMS on top? Do you have an LA server?
Thanks!
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BeastNode
I started with BeastNode, but ran into many problems with Multicraft:
Obsidian Hosting
Their 512MB deal looked nice, but we got:
RamNode
We switched to non-managed hosting a while ago with a VPS from RamNode. We now have 2 VPSes there and have not run into issues since.
A few friends and I are seriously considering purchasing a server for us to play on. They tasked me with finding the host, I've narrowed it down to two: Beastnode and Exodus Hosting.
Exodus looks like a better deal. For 8 bucks we get one gig of ram, compared to 512mb for the same price with Beastnode. Beastnode does come with a mumble server, and web host, BUT we don't need a site, and have never used mumble.
I've heard such good things about Beastnode, and their trial servers seem great. Although I don't know if its worth it, in comparison to Exodus. Also I've never really heard anything about Exodus.
So if anyone has person experience with Exodus or Beastnode, or both, I'd love some help choosing. Thanks guys!
This morning I decided I want to change hosts. I saw good reviews about Beastnode so I figured I'd give them a shot.
I'll keep log of my experience.
Date | Time (EST) | Event |
---|---|---|
August 8 2012 | 10:30 AM | I send them a Pre-Sale ticket, asking about increasing Hard Drive space for my already existing server (it's 5 GB) and they said they could upgrade it a couple GB for free. Also asked about MySQL limitations, they said there are none and won't effect the 5GB limit. |
August 8 2012 | 11:22 AM | I receive the last response from my inquiries about the stuff I mentioned above and close the ticket. |
August 8 2012 | 11:27 AM | I purchase a Zombie package (1.5GB) server. |
August 8 2012 | 11:35 AM | Sent them a ticket for a MySQL server and additional hard drive space on the server. |
August 8 2012 | 3:50 PM | Still no word from them. I uploaded all my plugins and small worlds (nether/end). I can't start the server until my main world is online. |
August 8 2012 | 4:52 PM | I send a reply to the ticket about MySQL server and hard drive space, asking to also setup a Mumble server while they are at it so I don't open up another ticket. Also mentioned the urgency of the ticket since all of my players thought the server would be ready by this night. |
August 8 2012 | 11:22 PM | THEY FINALLY RESPONDED TO MY TICKET! This is the exact time that they replied to my ticket. I didn't notice it until the next morning since I was about to go to bed and sleep. In their reply they; setup the Mumble server, setup the MySQL server, and gave my server an additional 5GB of space (10 GB total). |
August 9 2012 | 9:27 AM | I responded to the ticket and thanked them for setting everything up, and closed the ticket. |
August 9 2012 | Noon | I started up my server, and wow is it fast. On my old host, the start up time was 12+ seconds. On this server, about 6. |
August 9 2012 | 3:32 PM | I edited this post. Everything appears to be running smoothly. My previous host used McMyAdmin for console control, and this server uses Multicraft. I'm still getting used to Multicraft and how it works. If anybody has tips on how to use it, that'd be great. |
Initially, it started off great with the Pre-Sale. Now that I bought the server and submitted another ticket, there was a big gap in time between when I submitted the ticket and when they handled it (12 hours). Not to happy about how long it took to get a response, but they gave my server plenty of extra space (5GB compared to the 2-3 they normally give) to at least have one backup. Will be updating it as I find out more info.
Originally started with 5GB of space. You can request more to get 2-3GB, although they gave me 5GB.
Old host start up time took 12+ seconds. With their SSD, it takes 6 seconds.
They offer free MySQL (not restricted by the hard drive limit), website, and Mumble server. All of which you have to request via ticket.
Last updated: August 9 2012 | 3:49 PM EST
First off, I am not good at reviews like this. I could go on about Minecraft mechanics and how to start off, etc, but reviews of a host escapes me. Also, I like puppies.
Xtreme Server Host. A server host I have used before on a trial. They were AWESOME. When I had a problem, they helped me fix it.
*Hey, this error just came up! *Ok, we did what we could, and it should be fixed!
They are awesome, kind people who do their best to run the servers. Just recently, A long time after the trial, I was wanting to get my server professionally hosted. I was choosing between them and ServerCraft. I chatted with them, saying about my tough choice.
((ServerCraft.co has gotten so many positive reviews from peers, but XTSH has mental upvotes from me.))
They basically offered me a $#!#load of stuff because I was a returning customer. I decided to go with them.
They have an awesome crew of staff that cannot be beat. They are awesome. I personally say give them a look if you are looking for a server. As of my submission, they only have 76 servers registered. They, as I keep mentioning, are awesome and caring for their customers. :)
Their website: http://xtremeserverhost.com/
Their MC page: http://www.xtremeserverhost.com/game/12/minecraft.html
Their Stats page http://xtremeserverhost.com/stats
I decided to purchase a 1GB VPS from PieServe roughly a week ago due to its low price. I opted out of getting the control panel or any other options which means i only have to pay $7 a month :) Aside from the occasional lag spike (due to the fact that I can only allocate ~890MB to the server), the server has been very responsive and many of my players have noticed a decrease in lag. (I was hosting from my computer before.) Overall this is a great host and I highly recommend them.
Just wondering, what host do you use, how much do you pay, and what are your specs?
I have been with Avante for just under 3 weeks now. Started out not so good. the automated system gave us a dead server. support ticket was answerd and a new server was up within 12 hours. not so bad. not great but it was fine at the time.
Everything was going good for about 2 weeks. solid performance, no lag then we would get redstone lag. any redstone machione would run the CPU to 100% for about a minute. it sucked. and it was a small redstone thing(a button activated pumpkin farm). a day or so after the redstone lag started the server went offline. I went to go restart it to bring it back up but was getting an "Empty response" error. I submitted a ticket. 24 hours later still no response on the ticket and server still down...another 24 hours and the server is still down and th ticket was closed. I thought maybe the other admin got a reply and closed it. nope. closed by avante. with no response. Submitted another ticket saying it was unacceptable and that I wanted a refund. about 10-14 hours later that ticket was closed with no response again. submitted another ticket and it was closed with no response about 10-15 hours later(I was sleeping). all together the server was down for over 80 hours and 4 tickets were closed by avante with no response. The server is back up and running laggy as hell but it may be because I'm downloading all the files through filezilla so when we switch we don't lose everything.
overall avante has good prices for a shitty service.
Just sayin'.