Managed VDS Questions

[blackhawk74]

I currently help manage a VDS with several CS:GO instances through NFO, but the gaming community I run the servers for is looking to go in a different direction, so I decided instead of breaking up the existing community, I would rent my own managed VDS and take over the servers personally.

That being said, I have a few questions:

1. Right now I'm not privy of the specs of our current VDS, but we currently have 4 main instances of CS:GO running: 3 that have 32 slots and one with 16. 1 instance is always full, 2 usually sit around 8-12 players, and the other one can be completely full or empty all day. My (probably most important) question: How many instances of CS:GO can I reliably run without seeing poor performance on the standard quad core managed VDS package? I know this is a broad question because it all depends on mods, but I'm just looking for a ballpark answer. I have no idea if the VDS can only take 1-2 instances or 7-8.

2. Is there an additional fee for every game instance that is added to a managed VDS?

3. If at some point I wish to upgrade the machine (whether it be memory or CPU) is there an additional fee to this as well?

I think that's about all of my questions for now, thanks in advance!

[kraze]

1. Right now I'm not privy of the specs of our current VDS, but we currently have 4 main instances of CS:GO running: 3 that have 32 slots and one with 16. 1 instance is always full, 2 usually sit around 8-12 players, and the other one can be completely full or empty all day. My (probably most important) question: How many instances of CS:GO can I reliably run without seeing poor performance on the standard quad core managed VDS package? I know this is a broad question because it all depends on mods, but I'm just looking for a ballpark answer. I have no idea if the VDS can only take 1-2 instances or 7-8.

That's difficult to pin point since size, tickrate, configuration and OS will all play a role, but a general safe estimate is 1-2 servers per HT core. Though, you should always plan for overhead and to maintain CPU usage at or below 50% for best performance.

2. Is there an additional fee for every game instance that is added to a managed VDS?

Most games do not require an additional fee, but some games do. viewtopic.php?f=51&t=5705

3. If at some point I wish to upgrade the machine (whether it be memory or CPU) is there an additional fee to this as well?

There is no fee for upgrading, but it will cost money to actually upgrade the VDS to the next highest package.

[blackhawk74]

Thanks so much for the prompt response, I think you answered it all! Much appreciated