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Frankly, I’m getting tired of creating support ticket almost every month because our server crushes. We had experience with 2 host providers so far, always in Frankfurt servers, and almost always there were some problems. I’m not sure if I may mention their names here to create bad reputation.
When server is running it’s running fine but every once in a while there is this mysterious crash and we have to write a support ticket for our hosts to manually re-install our server. Not to mention that I must then put all maps and cfg’s all over again.

How many of you had little less problems with your hosts? Can you tell me who was your host?

Well, i’m running 15 TF2 servers (+ 7 sourceTV relays & 1 mumble server) from n1ping, and i have to say they’re pretty good. Their CP is pretty basic, but it does what it has to do and is pretty clear. Applying updates etc works really well. (Just restart the server). The servers generally run pretty smoothly. It seems to be ran by people who know what they’re doing, and like what they’re doing :)

I have some experience with another server host. Well, that one was pretty bad. Updates would fail, reinstalling the server entirely would fail. Ugh, glad i don’t have to bother with that anymore. If i had to maintain all those servers on their control panel, well… I don’t even want to think about it.

And of course, just getting a dedicated server and host it yourself beats all, if you have some knowledge of those things that is. :)

PS: this is no sponsor talk, just my genuine opinion.

dedi servers are the best by far, at our has 3 servers (1 tf2, 2 css) and a mumble. works fine. but expensive D:

gl with your search :)

thx for information. what is necessary to run a dedicated server? is it possible to host one at home?

If your upload is fast enought … :) In general it is not a good idea to host servers at home, maybe just for up to 6 players.

I am currently starting with my own little hosting company. Most beginning “bugs” seems to be fixed so if you’re interested check http://www.nice-servers.com . The r@ts clan and the two teams of TFPortal.de are using my servers for two months now.

Testserver: 188.40.102.206:21100 nice-servers.com :: [r@ts]TF2TDM :: rats-clan.com

debranding is a bitch

That’s true. I dont know where it is though. I play on it fairly often and have NEVER seen anything bad about it (benchmark TF2:DM server?)

it’s great

Thanks everybody <3, I shall now label them: my subscription to Counter-Strike.com server hosting ends up in March. First one also trouble one was lowpings. I'll consider one of above providers then.