VPS help choosing one

[Motorui]

Hello all, I managed to configure my server locally, now I feel that should move to a VPS, but need some help choosing one.
I'm from Portugal and here I found some companies with some options:

• CPU: 2.4Ghz
• RAM: 1Gb
• HDD: 20Gb
• trafic: 1000G

Is it enough? which Linux is better tho run the server? Cent-Os, Debian or Ubuntu??
 
How about 64 Bits OpenVZ with4 vCores?? with 8 GB RAM??

 

Thanks in advance, Rui

[KiloSwiss]

Go with a 3.4GHz+ Intel Xeon

You don't need many cores, just fast ones!

You need 2GB Ram for the ArmA Dedicated, + 2GB for redis DB and the rest for Your OS, so You will be better with 6-8GB than 4GB.

For the OS, I recommend Windows Server 2008/2012 just because it's easyer to start with, except You are experienced with hosting ArmA Servers on Linux.

And of course, rent a fully dedicated root rather than a VPS with shared ressources!

[Motorui]

Go with a 3.4GHz+ Intel Xeon

You don't need many cores, just fast ones!

You need 2GB Ram for the ArmA Dedicated, + 2GB for redis DB and the rest for Your OS, so You will be better with 6-8GB than 4GB.

For the OS, I recommend Windows Server 2008/2012 just because it's easyer to start with, except You are experienced with hosting ArmA Servers on Linux.

And of course, rent a fully dedicated root rather than a VPS with shared ressources!

 

Thank you, the thing is VPS is 70% cheaper than a fully dedicated, and for now it is just to learn, later if everything goes well maybe i'll move to a fully dedicated one!

[KiloSwiss]

Did You really just full quote my post?

[flow0815]

Do not buy a vps because will never go happy with it. Imagine you set up everything and you notice player coming to your server. Then you will have to switch to another server which makes the ip change and you will loose a lot of them. DO NEVER EVER USE A VPS FOR ARMA

 

Cheers

[Motorui]

Thanks, I hear you, and what you think of, BlackBox or Survival Servers?

I need some freedom because of the custom scripts/mods and map (Esseker) I'm using...

[flow0815]

I do not have experiance with those but i heared a lot of bad stuff about survival. i would stilk to a dedicated server at all.

[OzzY_MG]

NFO servers is the best choice for a VPS,

[Tactical Anders]

Well if your looking for cheap, and you want to get cheap if you know what i mean, then sure go with Survivalservers, just dont expect it to be a premium service when it's 20$ and the server you're on is crammed to the top with dinosaur simulator servers ;)

[Stealth79]

I would recommend avoiding a VPS and at least getttinga VDS instead, that way you have more control over your hardware and your not sharing Everything with other servers as much, and yeh NFO servers offer good systems with good rates.

 

Just for your own reference: http://www.vpshosting.com/2011/10/vps-vds-difference/

[Richie]

A VPS and a VDS are the same thing, like how some say movies and some say films :) both a VPD and VDS are dedicated servers chopped up into small parts and sold in pieces with allocated resources.

Some have fixed resources, best way and others have burst, load of bollocks.