10 Person Minecraft Server? Is this possible?

[Bloxplosion]

Hey, I was wondering if I could use the Pi to make a 10 person server for Minecraft.
Is this possible? Will it be slow?
I was thinking about this because I could have a nice little 24/7 server for myself and my friends

[Maxion]

No I don't think it's possible, the Pi is too slow.

[lulzhacks]

you could try and cluster them apart from that using one it will just crash.
-lulz

[Bloxplosion]

No I don't think it's possible, the Pi is too slow.

If I lower thE amount of players, will it work? I've heard other people doing this and being successful

[Bloxplosion]

you could try and cluster them apart from that using one it will just crash.
-lulz

Im sorry but I don't understand what you mean by clustering them apart

[Bloxplosion]

Hey, I was wondering if I could use the Pi to make a 10 person server for Minecraft.
Is this possible? Will it be slow?
I was thinking about this because I could have a nice little 24/7 server for myself and my friends

SORRY I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT I am talking about pi model b

[DuncanKennedy]

Give it a try!

I've run the minecraft bukkit server (craftbukkit) on my model b with 2-3 players and it's been ok. Seems to be just a matter of gradually testing to see how many users you can push before you run into slowdowns. There are also a number of features in the config file for the server (viewing distance, mobs/animals on or off etc) which can increase performance.

[ferjeezy]

You could always try using MCServer. It is written in C++ instead of java so it is far more lightweight. You will have to build it from source or find a pre-compiled binary from somewhere here on the forum.

http://www.mc-server.org/

[Bloxplosion]

Give it a try!

I've run the minecraft bukkit server (craftbukkit) on my model b with 2-3 players and it's been ok. Seems to be just a matter of gradually testing to see how many users you can push before you run into slowdowns. There are also a number of features in the config file for the server (viewing distance, mobs/animals on or off etc) which can increase performance.

Sweet. I would think turning view distance low would really help.

[Bloxplosion]

You could always try using MCServer. It is written in C++ instead of java so it is far more lightweight. You will have to build it from source or find a pre-compiled binary from somewhere here on the forum.

http://www.mc-server.org/

Would MC - Server support plugins? It seems to look really lightweight and I really like it.

[lulzhacks]

you could try and cluster them apart from that using one it will just crash.
-lulz

Im sorry but I don't understand what you mean by clustering them apart

I didn't make myself clear, you could make a small Beowulf cluster. The only thing is that it is a single thread (therefore having a cluster wpuld be pointless) so you the only way to make it work better would be to over clock the cpu and perhaps use MCServer like ferjeezy sugested but you would have to compile the source yourself (i think).
-L

[Bloxplosion]

you could try and cluster them apart from that using one it will just crash.
-lulz

Im sorry but I don't understand what you mean by clustering them apart

I didn't make myself clear, you could make a small Beowulf cluster. The only thing is that it is a single thread (therefore having a cluster wpuld be pointless) so you the only way to make it work better would be to over clock the cpu and perhaps use MCServer like ferjeezy sugested but you would have to compile the source yourself (i think).
-L

I guess that does make sence. Thanks for your help.

[ghans]

That does not make any sense , because of the network
overhead of a Pi cluster. This will destroy any speed advantage
gained by clustering , furthermore even a multithreaded MC
server won't work faster on a cluster magically.

You will have to design your very own cluster MC server from
scratch for that. And the network overhead will bite you.


ghans

[Bloxplosion]

That does not make any sense , because of the network
overhead of a Pi cluster. This will destroy any speed advantage
gained by clustering , furthermore even a multithreaded MC
server won't work faster on a cluster magically.

You will have to design your very own cluster MC server from
scratch for that. And the network overhead will bite you.


ghans

How exactly do I make one?

[ashwee]

No as the Pi is a 700mhz processor it would struggle to get half a person (if that was possible) and to supply 10 people you would need a dual core 1.8 ghz processor and 100mb per person so I wouldn't even bother

[Bloxplosion]

No as the Pi is a 700mhz processor it would struggle to get half a person (if that was possible) and to supply 10 people you would need a dual core 1.8 ghz processor and 100mb per person so I wouldn't even bother

Not really. It is possible to do this, but there are some very HUGE optimisations that need to be made in order to do this.
I just want to know how.

[ghans]

Yeah , with a HUGE pile of money the Death Star could become
a reality , too ...


ghans

[chris57100]

I tried 2 servers and was able to play with 3 connections. I don't have enought minecraft friends to try more. I suggest that you use a 512Mb model as 256Mb is not enought to handle the java process without many crashes

[Bloxplosion]

I tried 2 servers and was able to play with 3 connections. I don't have enought minecraft friends to try more. I suggest that you use a 512Mb model as 256Mb is not enought to handle the java process without many crashes

I could not agree more. I will be getting model b after I finish my research.

[lulzhacks]

If it doesnt matter what platform you want the server on you could pick up a cheap 1u server from ebay for 20 - 30 quid

[Bloxplosion]

If it doesnt matter what platform you want the server on you could pick up a cheap 1u server from ebay for 20 - 30 quid

To be honest, i looked at a few, they look like a good deal, but i dont think I would have enough space for one of them in my home.
Also there pretty old... I wouldnt expect them to be so reliable.
Other than that, there specs are pretty good.
I would personally go for the raspberry pi because the pi obviously conducts less power.
Good search anyways.

[Cowang4]

It is definitely possible to make a server that can handle 10 people, especially if your willing to all say relatively close together in game and small view distance.

Check out this thread for help making a fast Bukkit server: http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewt ... 36&t=27889

I can give you tips to do those optimizations if you want. (I've been running a 5 person server with no lag)

[Bloxplosion]

It is definitely possible to make a server that can handle 10 people, especially if your willing to all say relatively close together in game and small view distance.

Check out this thread for help making a fast Bukkit server: http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewt ... 36&t=27889

I can give you tips to do those optimizations if you want. (I've been running a 5 person server with no lag)

Very helpful topic. A few tips would be nice.

[Bloxplosion]

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[Bloxplosion]

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