What does it take to run your own server?

[Jonathan5]

Hey all, I'm new at this and I was wondering what does it take to run your own server?

-Is there something you can download that comes with everything you need?
-How do you host a server?
-Dedicated from your own home, or through a server company?
-Sorry that I'm such an ignorant, adolescent tard!

I'll be greatful if I don't get flammed to much and actually get some decent advice to head me in the right direction. I'll proably be way off and need to know code of some sort. But whatever, thanks again.

[devn00b]

Originally Posted by Jonathan5

Hey all, I'm new at this and I was wondering what does it take to run your own server?

-Is there something you can download that comes with everything you need?

Not really no.

-How do you host a server?

I would look at the wiki it has this information.

-Dedicated from your own home, or through a server company?

This all depends on how many people you want on your server, how good your home connection is, how good your home pc is vs that of a dedicated setup.

-Sorry that I'm such an ignorant, adolescent tard!

You better be

[Jonathan5]

Haha, thanks.

[uncommon]

Well there's the cavedude's server pack that come with server binaries and a DB ( http://eqemu.sesmar.net/ ) just have to install mysql&perl i guess.

But i suggest you install everything yourself as the server pack come with older binaries and DB.

Follow this : http://www.eqemulator.net/wiki/wikka...ka=ws992mysql5

edit : typos..

[Jonathan5]

Thanks a lot, looks a little more complicated than I thought it would be.

[John Adams]

I keep seeing this asked more and more... maybe I'll offer my Repack I've created for testing locally. I've hesitated because of the onslaught of tweaker questions it'll likely inspire.