Hosting a Minecraft server

Will hosting a Minecraft server for up to 6 of my friends increase my Internet bill at all ?

asked Dec 14 '10 at 17:34

THomAs
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I play minecraft too! :D

(Dec 14 '10 at 19:00) Madison Tries

Yay Ryan! :DD:D:D

(Dec 14 '10 at 19:19) Vancar6

Minecraft, FTW!!!

(Dec 14 '10 at 19:47) DanielHep

Did you buy alpha, or are you playing classic?

(Dec 14 '10 at 19:49) DanielHep

I got alpha but I play with my friends on classic.

(Dec 14 '10 at 20:19) Madison Tries

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1	Depends on your ISP, and if they allow servers to be ran off of a home network, also it depends on if you have unmetered bandwidth or not. answered Dec 14 '10 at 17:50 Jim 465●6●8●18

It depends on your ISP. Some will charge you for the extra bandwidth and uploads and downloads. Most, however, will not. Comcast will, however, cut your cable if you exceed more than 250GB of download a month.

answered Dec 14 '10 at 18:19

HHBones
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What about Virgin Media?

(Dec 14 '10 at 19:19) Vancar6

Just give your ISP a ring, and ask them, it doesn't hurt to ask. They cant cancel your service for asking, if they say no, then don't do it.

(Dec 14 '10 at 19:25) Jim

0	It is best to get a server from a hosting company like LoLHosting.info or GameServers.com as your ISPs do get a bit fussy and you have to have a very good upload rate. answered Dec 14 '10 at 19:49 Jackster1337 8.5k●178●214●300

It will probably be cheaper for you to buy a VPS (virtual private server) and run the server off that.

That way your VPS host will sort out everything else for you and give you a STATIC IP which is important for servers. Most home broadband connections use dynamic IP's that change when the router is reconnected.

answered Dec 17 '10 at 16:52

edgy
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