Improving performance of server?

Hey guys, to any admins/owners/devs out there that have any simple tricks to improving server performance such as elminating lag spikes more specifically that'd be really helpful! We do have quite a few plugins on our server but most are adjusted to work together and anything that has a set time to reload/regather info we increased some of their times, such as save intervals, gather player info, etc.. I just figured i'd ask this before consulting with our server provider.

Thanks!

 

@LoneSurvivor First things first, who is your host and what are the server specs?

 

im not sure on the specs because i am the admin but i do all the work.. But our provider is Host Havoc
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I will say our CPU usage hardly ever goes over 12% and Memory never goes over 50%

 

Is it a dedicated machine?

 

i don't think so. we're starting small so we're just paying for a 60 slot machine until we get a few more donations

 

You're using shared hosting which in most cases always leaves you with lag due to limited resources and in that case you can't do much other than removing/editing plugins that are causing lag.

 

Honestly all I can say is find a dedicated machine that you can afford. When running a game server it's essential in my opinion.

 

yeah i figured that's what we needed to do. we're averaging 30+ daily so it might come down to it here soon

 

not all shared hosting limits resources. Gaming Deluxe is one of them that don't cap resources aslong as you don't take the piss.

 

Is it server or network lag? If it's server lag I would suspect a plugin, since you say your cpu and ram normally sit under 12%/50%. But just because you're not on a dedicated box doesn't mean you're going to lag... Try checking with your provider and see if they notice any abby normal spikes in CPU or memory that might indicate an issue... might save you from having to pay for a better box that you might not need in the first place.

 

Awesome! I'll try this tonight
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By the way, is there anyway to change my prices to Server Owner? I've seen one other guy with the title. Just wondering

 

not prices i meant to say Profile Status on here to Server Owner

 

if you find out that it is plugins causing lag, i suggest either removing un-needed plugins, or if you must keep them, optimizing the code or increasing your server.saveinterval as a large majority of plugins use OnServerSave() to write their data

 

yeah, our server use to save every 60 seconds and I up'd it to 400 seconds and i've increased most of the plugins save intervals/player check intervals. It's much better now. I was just wondering if someone had some more tips that i wasn't aware of yet.

 

from memory if you change something to do with the update batch of colliders, it can help if you have a lot of entities. Not sure if this is still relevant as its been a while since i owned a server