The Lab
Servers built, broken and measured. Real numbers off the bench.
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VPS Hosting for a Valheim Server: 1.4 GB of RAM Measured at Zero Players
I installed a Valheim dedicated server on my lab box and measured it: 1,432 MB resident at zero…
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VPS Hosting for Project Zomboid: Its Shipped 8 GB Java Heap Filled My 8 GB Box at Zero Players
A Project Zomboid build 42 dedicated server ships with -Xmx8g. On an 8 GB container it took 7.6…
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VPS Hosting for a Palworld Server: 948 MB Idle, a 1.5 GB Spike at Start, and a Call Home on Shutdown
Measured on my lab box: a Palworld dedicated server listening in 16 seconds, peaking at 1,475 MB while…
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VPS Hosting for a Rust Server: 4.3 GB and More Than a Full CPU Core With Nobody On
Two cold starts of a Rust dedicated server on my lab box: 339 seconds the first time, 82…
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SCUM November Update Adds Tattoos, Controller Support, and Free Photo Mode
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The Isle Director Warns Players About Client-Side Mods
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Rust Blueprint Rework Swaps Fragments for Tiered Blueprints
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Satisfactory Adds Crossplay Between PC and Consoles
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Project Zomboid 42.22 Pre-Release Adds Ladders and Crowbar Forcing
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Dune: Awakening’s Free Blood and Ice Expansion Launches December 1