openttd server costs?

[joshua peli]

Hi guys...
I was going to play OPENTTD when I thought: "Why don't make a Server?"
The questions are:
How can you make a server?
Does it cost making a server?
Don't you get money if some people connect on my server?

[petert]

How can you make a server?

Multiplayer -> Start Server (Make sure you have your ports forwarded)

Does it cost making a server?

If you don't count electricity and bandwidth, then no.

Don't you get money if some people connect on my server?

No.

[Benny]

Also, starting OpenTTD with -D will start a dedicated server.

[joshua peli]

thx, but, have I to stay connect the whole time?

[petert]

thx, but, have I to stay connect the whole time?

That's what a server is, isn't it? Running non-stop...

[CommanderZ]

thx, but, have I to stay connect the whole time?

It doesn't, but it obviously will be accessible only when it is running.

[joshua peli]

THX GUYS!!!

[Yexo]

I've edited your first post to remove the caps from the topic title. Using all caps is considered shouting, which is not very polite. Please don't use all caps next time.

[joshua peli]

OK...sorry...I'll avoid to write with all caps letters...

[maartena]

Hi guys...
I was going to play OPENTTD when I thought: "Why don't make a Server?"
The questions are:
How can you make a server?
Does it cost making a server?
Don't you get money if some people connect on my server?

1) You can make a server with any old hardware you have lying around. I have a Pentium 4 @ 2.53 Ghz with 1 GB of RAM as my server machine, and it can comfortably handle 4 servers without issues. I sometimes (often) run a 5th server on my main desktop box as well. All you really need is a PC, connected to the internet, and the ability to forward one TCP port per server to that box.

2) It costs electricity to run the server. And bandwidth. I really haven't calculated how much it costs, but I have 2 computers running 24/7 anyways, and with the fridge, lights, and everything else in this house that uses electricity I am about $75-100 a month down on electricity. I guess the 2 PC's probably cost me $10 in electricity, give or take.

3) NO you don't make any money, who would want to pay to connect to your server anyways?

[joshua peli]

Actually, I have Internet connection problems (I use a stupid wireless system)...that means that I can't make a server because it will close every 10 minutes, doesn't it???

[planetmaker]

Servers and WiFi is generally not the best of ideas, even for a stable connection.

[dihedral]

i did not know there even was such a thing as a stable wifi connection

[joshua peli]

How can I get a port? (Please don't give me the Wiki link, but say me all passages and sites I've to go)
Thx

[Wold]

Well you can have a port with a lot of money. You can forward the required ports through your router settings using virtual servers

[DJ Nekkid]

Well you can have a port with a lot of money. You can forward the required ports through your router settings using virtual servers

Sorry, and completely off topic but:
That was funny!

[joshua peli]

OKOK...
but, what have I to do to have a virtual server?

[dihedral]

what more can we do than to point you to your routers manual with regards to "port forwarding" and/or "virtual servers"?
then perhaps some certain parts of the openttd wiki might make more sense

[kamnet]

The website http://portforward.com/ has very easy to follow guides for most brands of routers on how to enable port forwarding. You may also want to look at http://dyndns.com/ for making it easier to connect to a home PC where the IP address may change.

You should be able to host a server even with a WiFi connection as long as it is good and reliable, but if it is not a reliable connection (and free/open/public access points rarely are), then it will not be very good at all.

[joshua peli]

thx...maybe you're right, but it's just a "test" I do...maybe someone with a better connection (with wires) wants to be an admin...