What is the best and cheapest way to host my server 24/7 rather than getting an expensive dedicated server?

Utilization memory etc of the current budget

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Auslastung speicher usw des jetzigen budget

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soetwas mit nem alten rechner auch selber vor

something like that with an old computer myself

Yeah, run it on an old cheap computer that you never turn off. It doesn't take much CPU or RAM power for the server to run well and it doesn't need to have a GPU.

I built my own server computer a few years ago for ~$700 and its been a beast for hosting multiple game servers on and much cheaper in the long run than renting a remote server.

The real cost is in electricity

I have MR hocked up to a electricity meter - £300 / year in power to run.

Probably higher now that the prices have gone up.

Running since 2017 - so cost me about £1500 in power alone.

There's no such thing as a cheap server

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I have MR hocked up to a electricity meter - £300 / year in power to run.

Probably higher now that the prices have gone up.

Running since 2017 - so cost me about £1500 in power alone.

There's no such thing as a cheap server

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What is Medieval Realms hosted on?

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Yeah, run it on an old cheap computer that you never turn off. It doesn't take much CPU or RAM power for the server to run well and it doesn't need to have a GPU.

I built my own server computer a few years ago for ~$700 and its been a beast for hosting multiple game servers on and much cheaper in the long run than renting a remote server.

Depends. Some older hardware uses a lot more power than newer hardware. What's your server machine's specs?

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Depends. Some older hardware uses a lot more power than newer hardware. What's your server machine's specs?

This is my build, looks like some of the parts have gone up in price since I built it. Estimated wattage is 221W, haven't actually measured it though but doesn't seem to use too much power.