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Setting up a high player count Unofficial Warlords server

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Hi,

 

I was recently donated a dedicated server. Lately me and many other players have been getting extremely tired of the repetitive spamming and griefing that goes in the official servers. Now that I have access to my own server, I'd like to see if I can set up an unofficial server running similar missions to the official ones. The idea being that I will set up my own trusted admins to attempt to keep the missions at least playable. Make changes to the default Warlords, like re-balancing sectors and addressing the camping tactics etc. However, I have very little experience with setting up servers, besides making a few temporary servers on my PC.

 

My question is, is it feasible for me to make a workable dedicated server setup using a residential router and internet setup? Can a server host 40-60 players using the average household network hardware, or do I need the "latest and greatest" network and server equipment to expect to host large missions like on the official servers? Do I need to be concerned with setting up advanced security firewalls and such, or does Battleye handle everything? Would I need to take measures to protect my home network, etc? I am currently testing the server on LAN. Any tips on setting up a server, besides what is already on the forum?

 

Any help appreciated, thanks

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On 8/6/2019 at 8:16 PM, CaptainDawson said:

is it feasible for me to make a workable dedicated server setup using a residential router and internet setup?

Yes

On 8/6/2019 at 8:16 PM, CaptainDawson said:

Can a server host 40-60 players using the average household network hardware

Depends on how much bandwidth you have available, and low latency is also nice to have.

On 8/6/2019 at 8:16 PM, CaptainDawson said:

or do I need the "latest and greatest" network and server equipment

No

On 8/6/2019 at 8:16 PM, CaptainDawson said:

Do I need to be concerned with setting up advanced security firewalls and such

Well if you don't want people to attack your server then.. probably.

On 8/6/2019 at 8:16 PM, CaptainDawson said:

or does Battleye handle everything

Battleye has nothing at all to do with firewall and server security stuff.

On 8/6/2019 at 8:16 PM, CaptainDawson said:

Would I need to take measures to protect my home network, etc

Well you don't need to do anything, but I would probably still recommend it.

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