What is everyone Hosting ServUO on?

[anhydrus]

ServUO Version

Publish Unknown

Ultima Expansion

None

Curious what is most popular, best practice, or personal preference. Was curious what all people were installing onto and why?

Docker containers, Linux (if so what flavor), Windows 7/10/11, Windows Server, or Virtual Machine running either of the previous?

 

[UO-Orion]

Just upgraded to a new server for 100+ players

Old Server (Hostwinds):
CPU: 4 vCPU of a Xeon E5-2670 v2
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Storage: 150GB SSD
Network: 1Gbps (8TB bandwidth)
OS: Windows Server 2019 Standard
Cost: ~$55/mo in Dallas, TX

New Server (hostEONS):
CPU: 8 vCPU of a Ryzen 7950X
RAM: 32GB DDR5
Storage: 400GB NVMe SSD (PCIe 4.0)
Network: 10Gbps (30TB bandwidth)
OS: Windows Server 2022 Standard
Cost: ~$75/mo in Dallas, TX

My understanding is this (in priority order)
#1 Fast CPUs to handle processing of the events happening all the time
#2 Fast Storage (ideally NVMe SSD) to facilitate faster world saves
#3 Decent RAM to handle all the items in the world (2-4 times the number of CPUs - 4 cores = 8-16GB; 8 cores = 16-32GB)
#4 Network is usually 1Gbps for hosts which is plenty for most
#5 Most will recommend Windows Server 2022. 2019 was wonky for some people. Linux (while sometimes faster with the same amount of resources) requires more configurations/setup/maintenance. No need to run docker containers as it'll handle itself fine.
#6 Have some sort of off-server/off-site backup storage (likely sould be cloud-based like Google Drive, Dropbox, or AWS S3). Do NOT host your server out of Google Drive or any of those because of potential file locking while syncing. You can write a quick and easy PowerShell script to copy from the Backup directory and upload to your backup solution.