Order a service at G7-servers

The first thing to know when renting a game server from a video game host is that the platform is shared. This means that your server will end up on a physical machine where several game servers will run side by side. These servers are servers of clients other than you. This is called « shared hosting » ; share the resources of a machine for several customers.

On the other hand, if you rent a dedicated server from a dedicated server host, the resources of the machine will be entirely dedicated to all the game servers that you are going to run on the machine. Hence the term « dedicated ».

Thus, renting a server from a video game host has advantages and disadvantages. Just like renting a dedicated server.

The first advantage of shared hosting which is not the least, is the cost. Indeed, the price of dedicated servers can vary from a few tens of euros for the less powerful to several hundred euros for more powerful servers. While renting a server on a shared platform will only be a few euros in most cases.

Another advantage of renting a server from a video game server host is the use of the tools made available by the host of « turnkey » tools such as an FTP server for example or tools to configure the game server simply and quickly. In the case of a dedicated server, it will be necessary to install these tools yourself or do by hand what these tools allow. Which brings up the next point.

Technical skills. They are highly recommended when renting a dedicated server. Most hosting platforms are under the Linux operating system, and G7-servers is one of them. Even if it is possible to rent a server under Windows, most of the time, it is necessary to buy a license, which increases the price. These technical skills are not required when renting a server from a video game server host. Everything is transparent. In the event of a technical problem, a support ticket is sufficient to resolve the problem.

Another element to take into account is security. It is very important to think about the security of these applications, to make the updates as often as possible. As part of the rental of a dedicated server, it is your responsibility to take care of it while with a video game server host, it is the host's responsibility to take care of it. In addition, the host will be fully responsible in the event that a security breach comes to be exploited following a regular non-update.

And the last advantage is the evolution of material resources. By renting a server from a video game server host, you don't have to worry about it. It is the role of the host to plan migrations from a server to a more powerful server. However, if you choose a dedicated server, this role will be yours. If you want a more powerful or more up-to-date machine, it will be up to you to plan service migrations to a new server.

If the technical skills are there, or if you want to learn and you plan to have a lot of game servers, there comes a time when it is more financially interesting to take a dedicated server than to rent several servers at a video game server host. However, with all the drawbacks that result, it is up to you to choose from all that has been said before.

Have you decided to order?

Order a service on the G7-servers site is relatively simple. The basic condition is to have an account and to be connected.

Then, you will only have to make your choice, pay, and configure your service(s).