Shared Hosting is exactly what it says on the tin - it's hosting, but it's not dedicated just to you. A Shared Hosting plan will be less expensive than a dedicated server just for you but with less flexibility or performance. Southnode Game Servers are Shared Hosting options wherein your application lives on the same physical hardware as other games. Shared Hosting is the more cost-effective of two options.
As opposed to Shared Hosting, where you share resources with other customers on the same hardware, Dedicated Server Hosting is where you have all the power. You are the only one with dedicated access to the entire server - which will have been installed with the operating system of your choice. Stretch your legs and run whatever you want on this piece of internet property, it's yours in all its performant glory!
Shared hosting is the most widely used and affordable type of hosting service. In shared hosting, many clients, games, and websites share the space of one physical server and its resources. Dedicated Server Hosting on the other hand is much more powerful as you get a whole server all by yourself and you don't share its resources with anyone (unless you specifically give them access, that is).
Yes, for the most part, shared hosting is performant. Our servers have performance solutions in place at the operating system level. However, in most cases, performance problems like low TPS across a shared server only occurs because one or more hosting customers weren’t diligent in keeping their software up-to-date. Southnode will not over-provision services like other Game Server Providers.
Actually it's rather simple - if you are...Starting out with a gameTrying a new game with friendsWanting a cost-effective solutionThen you should go with Shared Hosting - cheaper, efficient, a full web panel to configure things - complete peace of mind. However, if you are...An established community looking for a more performant optionWant complete control over your service, including what runs on itWant an entire IP Address to yourself to do as you wishThen you should go with a Dedicated Server Hosting option for the full gamut of performance that Southnode can produce. Did you know that all Dedicated Server Hosting options are custom built to be the "best in the biz" when it comes to Game Server performance?
