Good VPS Hosting

[Aidan]

I run a DayZ bandit clan (http://www.heavilyarmedclan.com), and the SLC1 server for it.

We've been through an expensive host, then a host with cheap pricing, and bad service.

Does anyone know any good NA VPS companies? I need at least 4TB/mo of bandwidth. I plan on setting up SLC2 eventually.

[Alex]

What's your budget? Cheap VPS is usually also a crap VPS.

[Aidan]

That's always something to keep in mind.


I'm looking for something around the $60 CAD pricepoint. We currently host one DayZ server, but aim to host two, or perhaps three.

I've found this hosting company (http://www.vilayer.com). Phenomenal pricing, but I don't think they run Win 2008 R2. Regardless, one can purchase a $64CAD/mo server with specs such as these...

-200Gb HDD
-8 Cores
-8Gb Ram (ArmA2 only uses 2Gb of ram per instance)
-Unlimited Bandwidth (no strings attached)
-Port Speed 1Gbps
-1 IP Address


http://www.vilayer.com/virtual-servers/ ... rvers.html

Performance 3 & Performance 4 are the exact same, but with the reduced core count. I could go with Performance 3 at a lower cost, and host two DayZ servers.

[Alex]

Found 2 quick reviews on vilayer.com, from 2011, both negative.

You could take a look at these guys:
http://www.sonicvps.com/
http://buyvm.net/

I'm not sure what virtualization platform you prefer, the above 2 both use KVM for Windows.
I dont have personal experience with those 2 providers, but they dont seem too bad. Be sure to check reviews on them yourself though! Also, not entirely

[Aidan]

Both have incredible pricing for what you get. I like sonicvps. My only concern is Windows. I need to be able to run windows. ArmA2 doesn't have any unix binary libraries out yet. I would much rather use a unix based server for speed, and cost, but have to conform and use Win server for the time being.

[Alex]

They both can host Windows, Windows 2003 though, not 2008. As far as I can see, it's also included in the price.

I actually found out that BuyVM and SonicVPS are in the same datacentre; SonicVPS colocates in the datacentre of BuyVM.

Still, be sure to look into some reviews before you purchase anything! Best to ask here if anyone got any experience with them.

[Aidan]

Fantastic! I actually think that 2003 would be quicker. Regardless, I'll probably go with SonicVPS.

I've looked at reviews for Vi, but everyone I'd seen was very pleased with them. I have a feeling it was mostly DayZ hosts who had made those positive reviews though..

Reason why I also like Win servers are because of RDP. Makes life a whole lot easier (although I'm sure there is a linux equivalent)

Thanks a lot Alex

[Aidan]

Fantastic! I actually think that 2003 would be quicker. Regardless, I'll probably go with SonicVPS.

I'm a bit disappointed that their "Ultra Sonic" package does not come with 4Gb of ram :/

I've looked at reviews for Vi, but everyone I'd seen was very pleased with them. I have a feeling it was mostly DayZ hosts who had made those positive reviews though..

Reason why I also like Win servers are because of RDP. Makes life a whole lot easier (although I'm sure there is a linux equivalent)

Thanks a lot Alex

[Alex]

Aidan, you can always ask if you can get a custom package, thus 2 cores + 4 GB of RAM. It's worth trying!

[Aidan]

Yeah, I've just sent them an e-mail in regard to custom packages.

The thing with ArmA2 is that is uses around 2Gb RAM per instance, and needs about 2-3Tb bandwidth per server, and monthly.

If I could Get the Epi Sonic Package upgraded to 8Gb ram, and downgraded to 8Gb Bandwidth, it would be perfect. I Could host around 3 instances.

Although I'm very skeptical about 4 cores, and three servers :/ I might need 8 to do this, since ArmA is VERY CPU reliant.[/img]

[Aidan]

Purchased Epi-Sonic.


Through QEMU, I always lose connection to the server whenever win setup says "Loading Windows". I've sent a ticket about the issue.

I've disabled my firewall... Let all ports pass... etc. Still nothing :/