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11:42 MTDiscord <rubenwardy> Hey, I suggest a "How to make a server" summary page that lists the options available and their costs (Self hosting locally, VPS, SaaS, etc)
11:44 MTDiscord <wsor4035> i assume this is inspired by #general, not sure how much you want to chase low common sense via documentation
11:46 MTDiscord <wsor4035> regardless, should probably link to some server providers rather than costs in the page correctly since the cost varies
11:58 MTDiscord <rubenwardy> it's a very common question. And we could link to some server providers as well
11:58 MTDiscord <rubenwardy> replace costs with pros/cons
12:02 MTDiscord <crazyr.> Might be worth explaining that some "basic knowledge" is needed and maybe some pointers on where they can learn this "basic knowledge".... for example. I might be mistaken but that conversation in general appears to most likley be a port forwarding issue... I'm sure most people that want to start a server but don't have the experience run into these issues regularly.
12:03 MTDiscord <wsor4035> https://docs.luanti.org/for-server-hosts/setup/#port-forwarding
12:04 MTDiscord <crazyr.> I never needed to look into that but I gues if its there already then you cant help people that dont want to help them selves? idk
12:04 MTDiscord <wsor4035> im not saying it cant be improved (probably can use it), but just > not sure how much you want to chase low common sense via documentation
12:05 MTDiscord <wsor4035> > options available and their costs (Self hosting locally, VPS, SaaS, etc) https://docs.luanti.org/for-server-hosts/setup/#choosing-hardware could probably be expanded with a chart
14:59 MTDiscord <wsor4035> rough spitballing in vscode. the current choosing hardware section gets relabled to choosing a platform, and a new choosing hardware section is made with actual hardware
14:59 MTDiscord <wsor4035> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/926231483155378176/1555957468461269052/image.png?backend=b2&amp;ex=6ac269d0&amp;is=6ac11850&amp;hm=679f4f796cd24d2f91572d910e10471a89168b29becd08a09982fcb95719927b&amp;
15:11 MTDiscord <wsor4035> might make the cpu section have a speed up mapgen 4 cores recommended while disclosing a link to the multithreaded mapgen bug issue
15:13 MTDiscord <wsor4035> @bastrabun as a subject matter expert, any thoughts?
15:24 MTDiscord <wsor4035> . completely unrelated to anything, netcup is the first paying anubis customer ive seen 🤔
15:24 MTDiscord <wsor4035> at least i assume since it looked familar but had there logo
15:38 MTDiscord <wsor4035> > It's recommended that you use a VPS or dedicated server to host...... feels like its kneecaps the chart further down
15:43 MTDiscord <wsor4035> a more "polished" version ||as if anything i do is polished when it comes to writing||
15:43 MTDiscord <wsor4035> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/926231483155378176/1555968646784880650/image.png?backend=b2&amp;ex=6ac27439&amp;is=6ac122b9&amp;hm=0d2b3d0be9b379a91246b2e763fd127a2cdf0094a0b5a73a3895a765ad9373a7&amp;
15:44 MTDiscord <wsor4035> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/926231483155378176/1555968727894331513/image.png?backend=b2&amp;ex=6ac2744d&amp;is=6ac122cd&amp;hm=548dd3bb308d6d6cdbfbc4fe94281e5faef49abceb86c4c25d7cb5c419c4e9ad&amp;
15:46 MTDiscord <.zenonseth> dumbass question, what's "around/ex" mean ?
15:47 MTDiscord <.zenonseth> oh wait is it "around / ex-office hardware?
15:47 MTDiscord <wsor4035> yeah
15:47 MTDiscord <wsor4035> or use your ex :juanchi_face:
15:48 MTDiscord <wsor4035> from texas
15:48 MTDiscord <wsor4035> sorry
15:48 MTDiscord <.zenonseth> note to self: get a partner from texas then break up with them - is required for self-hosting luanti servers
15:49 MTDiscord <wsor4035> anything else you want to look at before i merge send it into the sun? https://github.com/luanti-org/docs.luanti.org/pull/354
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19:54 MTDiscord <.zenonseth> luma docs pr btw https://github.com/luanti-org/docs.luanti.org/pull/356
19:57 MTDiscord <wsor4035> tested locally and it works?
20:02 MTDiscord <.zenonseth> it is now
23:01 MTDiscord <bastrabun> Which one do you want me to comment on? num_emerge_threads? hardware stats? Regardless, here's my input. Sorry, it's a lot, that's why it had to become a paste: https://paste.your-land.de/?53dfca7dc32603c5#Cf6UXM8fW73rsLxTcPcwe5sfppYLaJ9YCKcCsfaXCkTv
23:02 MTDiscord <bastrabun> If you specifically want input on the article posted above, I'd also add the "How technical am I" dimension when deciding on how to host
23:03 MTDiscord <wsor4035> interesting, with your feedback i might put a second tier numbers. whats yourlands average player count these days?
23:04 MTDiscord <wsor4035> but will do this .....at some point.... since doing #luanti-devex-irc stuff
23:04 MTDiscord <wsor4035> in the chart?
23:06 MTDiscord <wsor4035> or imo i should turn it into a table as well
23:07 MTDiscord <bastrabun> Player numbers follow the european/american timezone chart, at "night" we have between 10 to 15, at day between 30 and 40. If you want, I can read out more numbers and you should also have a link to our prometheus
23:08 MTDiscord <wsor4035> so average ~35 ish
23:08 MTDiscord <wsor4035> maybe i should lower the current example from 10 to 5
23:08 MTDiscord <wsor4035> probably more realistic for friend groups and most servers on the list if there lucky
23:10 MTDiscord <bastrabun> IMO it largely depends on the use case and the technicality of the person. One without any technical knowledge can't expect to open a client, put a bunch of mods, check the "server" box and somehow run something like YL.
23:12 MTDiscord <bastrabun> Self hosting and renting a server both requires server knowledge. In the former case if something goes wrong, the home network may be affected. The "bunch of friends want to check out Minetest for an afternoon" tier is pretty much impossible.
23:14 MTDiscord <wsor4035> yeah, im assuming or rather hoping for some minimal bar of intellegence when reading the docs.....
23:15 MTDiscord <wsor4035> you in your notes bring up a good point about db usage. not sure atm how to spin that nicely into hardware specs
23:16 MTDiscord <bastrabun> Not sure if you already read the paste, but ... the second migration (contabo -> contabo) was triggered by heavy lags in YL. turns out, it wasn't hardware, but a missing index on the database. We had that issue for about a year - that's why I think I'm not allowed to talk about intelligence 😄
23:18 MTDiscord <wsor4035> for context, im refering to someone who followed up questions with Someone tell me please, Tell me it is pleeeeease. so i think your good 😛
23:19 MTDiscord <wsor4035> maybe just a db column in the matrix that says free on the first tier? dunno
23:19 MTDiscord <bastrabun> That's what I was pointing at. We're targeting the "Alias does Alias stuff" tier and even there Alias fails. The "tell me please tier" has pretty much zero chance
23:20 MTDiscord <bastrabun> Not every server will have the same growth rate. Maybe it's a good idea to take a survey among servers rather than rely on a single datapoint?
23:22 MTDiscord <bastrabun> I made it appear as if DB size was a function of the time, while actually it depends on "played time". Creative servers may also have different stats
23:22 MTDiscord <wsor4035> i would assume a mineclone server would just catch fire vs you ofc
23:22 MTDiscord <wsor4035> but you make a decent point for a not completely terrible codebase (im aware, mineclones are worse), and if im doing a chart, a 5 player vs 35 player makes a decent point
23:25 MTDiscord <bastrabun> We have somewhat extensive historical data, if you need any other readout, let me know 😛 YL is based on MTG, I have no experience with Voxellibre or Mineclonia. I would assume CTF-like or AES-like servers have a much different profile with the same player numbers.
23:26 MTDiscord <wsor4035> yeah, im targeting somewhat ok with some terrible code/perf. not exocitic/specific which is what ctf is, and not terrible code your cpu is constantly appoligizing for all the time (mineclones)
23:26 MTDiscord <bastrabun> (same offer for core devs. If they know what they want to know, I'll try to bring the data)
23:28 MTDiscord <bastrabun> Hm. It's not that we don't have lags.
23:29 MTDiscord <wsor4035> i havent dealt with mineclones in a hot second. but i knew when you start getting multiple players they started collapsing under themselves. they also cant/used to not be able to run without gc64

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