Do you host a server?

I wouldn't even know how to go about trying. I always give props to the people who do though. It has to be somewhat of a thankless job. Maybe we should all thank the guys and gals whose servers we have enjoyed the most while on there. I bet they don't ever hear thank you near enough.

 

I don't, I found it to be too much of a hassle. I just play on servers that I think are cool or if I feel like playing alone, I just jump onto single player survival and do my own thing.

 

I planned on it, but realized quickly that it can actually be quite annoying. Having a lot of people come in to your server and instantly ask for op or items can get really annoying.

 

Yeah, I run a server. It's been going for a while now It's a towny based economy server with a creative world and a parkour course. Here's a link to the planet minecraft page if you're interested, or the IP is in my signature http://www.planetminecraft.com/server/miners-haven-2768153/

 

I just run a server when I want to play with friends.. Otherwise, I just play singleplayer..

 

Yeah, I have a second private server for me and my friends, that I like to install modpacks into sometimes It's nice to play with a group of other people and know they won't grief you.

 

I've never hosted a real server. I'm not allowed to forward Minecraft's port, lol. I've hosted a somewhat laggy one on Hamachi before but it rarely ever works anyway. If I want my own server I'm just going to resort to paying for online hosting.

 

I pay for online hosting, if you message me I can get you a referral link with a 10% discount code for the hosting site I use

 

Same, I probably wouldn't have a clue. I like when my friends run one, though, and we can play without anyone griefing or anything like that.

 

Yup, this is what I do. I even play LAN more than I play on huge public servers. However, I did really like Nerdcrafteria.

 

I used to run a server which I would play with about 5-10 friends, but it just got far too much of a hassle trying to keep the thing running, add plugins, etc. Eventually, I just stopped running it because it took far too much work for me to make, and I couldn't take running the server anymore. That was a server for 5-10 people, I can't imagine the logistics of running a server for several hundred players.

 

My server is still around 10-15 players, but I have other admins to help me maintain plugins. Running a larger server means less actual minecraft and more management of the other administrators and moderators.

 

Yeah, having other admins would probably make it easier, it was just far too much because I was a one man show trying to run this entire server. I didn't really know anyone with the know-how of running a server like I did or who could commit to spending several hours a day keeping it afloat.

 

Maybe you should apply for staff on my server (assuming you want to get back into server administration)

 

I use Hamachi to make servers specifically to play with my friends or test our redstone contraptions or to build things. I find it worthless for me to rent a server when I'm rarely going to use it, and I have better things to spend my money on honestly. Meanwhile, hosting your own server is free and although it runs off your router it still works pretty well depending on your internet.

 

Yeah, that's true. Some home connections aren't that bad (although you'll need a better upload speed than most people have). Some people don't like to join hamachi servers because they don't like to have hamachi installed, and some people don't think a hamachi server is ever going to be of good quality.

 

I don't because i'm too lazy for this kind of stuff. I admire people who are trying this out. I think it's great to have your own server so you can do whatever you want.

 

Well, whatever you want isn't entirely true. Sometimes you have to do stuff you don't want to just to keep people there. I don't really care for PvP but my server has it because a lot of people won't play on PvE servers