can i host gaming site

can i host gaming site

Posted by: ankme23
Posted on: 2009-08-03 10:20:00

Hi, can i host gaming site on your shared servers?

Re: can i host gaming site

Posted by: sdayman
Posted on: 2009-08-03 13:36:00

We're just customers here, but if it's just a standard website, then you can. You can't run anything like a game server, though.

-Scott

Re: can i host gaming site

Posted by: andrewf
Posted on: 2009-08-03 15:08:00

To clarify -- web sites which have games on them are okay, but dedicated game servers (like a Quake server or whatnot) are not.

Re: can i host gaming site

Posted by: patricktan
Posted on: 2009-08-04 03:30:00

From what I understand, gaming site (game server) uses a lot of CPU and RAM resources. It may not be a good idea to host it on a shared server.

Simple flash or shockwave games should be fine.

Re: can i host gaming site

Posted by: racing_equipment
Posted on: 2009-08-06 12:39:00

A dedicated server is what you need. Shared hosting will not permit that as you would most likely need root access to the server. Even a VPS would not be tolerant of such resource intensive applications.

Re: can i host gaming site

Posted by: cheapest airfare
Posted on: 2009-08-07 05:52:00

I am building a video/game sharing site. Is DreamHost a good host for this type of site?

http://www.cheapestairfare.org

Re: can i host gaming site

Posted by: sdayman
Posted on: 2009-08-07 17:02:00

Imagine that. A spammer pimping their website.

-Scott

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