Sorry your browser is not supported!

I was working on a small game project using DBP for both the game client and the game server and would like to, at some point in the future, find a place to host the game so my friends can log onto it with the game client.

What do I need as far as a VPS or, if I must, a dedicated server is concerned so I can actually do this?
Which is the best way I should go?

The main thing you're looking for is a dedicated IP address to connect to, and SSH access to manage the box over. It's hard to say what specs you'd need without knowing how your server performs. But for a small server with a few players, 512MB RAM and a single core CPU ought to be fine.

A VPS will be fine if it is just your friends who will log on - a dedi is not needed. Unless you are particularly familiar with Linux then you will need to get a Windows-based VPS to run your server which will come at a premium.

On the other hand, if you do have some experience with Linux, xorg + mesa + vncserver + wine ought to do the trick and reduce the costs significantly.

You're looking at $5 - 10 PM for a Linux box, and perhaps $15+ for a Windows box. Check out http://www.lowendbox.com for some good deals.

Feel free to drop me a mail.

for such a small end server, you could just host it yourself, provided you already have your PC on 24/7 as I often do...

As mentioned above you just need a Static IP Address to which your applications will search for...

I think you should test at low level [Host it yourself] before delving further into hosted solutions...

If you need it, I can host it for a few weeks so you can test against the anticipated 300ms roundtrip between the states and the UK...

Which networking API are you using btw? DarkNet?

EDIT

Oh and cptpatriot - Welcome to the forums just noticed your join date

Thanks for the quick responses, Wilderbeast & MrValentine.

I'm just getting into programming again. My last serious programming efforts was with the Commodore 64 back in the late '80s. I've remembered most of the basics and glad I don't have to deal with line numbers anymore.

I found trying to learn a new language at my age(46 at the time of this post) very daunting and find programming BASIC a lot easier to manage since that was how I was doing it back then.

I will likely just use the built in networking commands until I can get a grasp of using DarkNet. I just need to find out what ports DarkBasic Pro uses so I can manually set up port forwarding. I don't trust uPnP on my network.

I've heard of Linux, but I've been working around Windows PCs since Windows 3.11 and that is likely the way I will go in a VPS, should the need arise. I've bookmarked the site mentioned, Wilderbeast.

I actually have an old account with dyndns.org with an old Acer Aspire Revo () I was using as a web/ftp server when I was trying to learn HTML. I could host it locally on that machine, MrValentine, once I get the ports DBP uses, assuming the Atom CPU can handle it.

Good man, then you are all set! and yes Atoms are dual core so it should do fine, I used to run Windows Server 2008 on one before...

Many ISPs don't allow public servers through their service unless you pay for it (my isp for example allows it when playing for a dedicated line at $100/mo).

Of course for light, personal usage, you're fine.