In an effort to cut down server costs & improve performance I'd like to invest in new hardware to collocate a server in a datacentre.
Currently I am renting hardware at a higher monthly cost. The approximate total cost for the hardware investment will be $3000. As over 90% of the usage of this equipment (the current equipment and the new) is dedicated purely to running Sundren's infastructure (the website, the downloads for ingame, game hosting, database servers) it's going to be dependent on the community if this will happen.
This cost will likely exceed what I expect to receive from the community, so no matter what the future of Sundren will still be tied to my ability to provide financially for the equipment... but if you do play here and plan to do so for the foreseeable future any kind of donation you make will be put directly to use for keeping things up and running, and hopefully making some improvements along the way.
If you've given generously before... thank-you. If you can do it again, all the better. This purchase will allow me to run Sundren for an indefinite amount of time and focus financial investments on other aspects aside from the standard upkeep cost.
I have no exact timeline on the purchase of this hardware, however the sooner, the better. A donation bar will appear overtop of the forums to reflect this goal.
Here's a summary of the equipment that will be purchased for those interested:
Lenovo Rackmount System 1U
Quad Xeon Xeon 2.5GHZ
16GB DDR3 ECC
Dual 146GB 10,000RPM SAS (RAID1)
Currently I am renting hardware at a higher monthly cost. The approximate total cost for the hardware investment will be $3000. As over 90% of the usage of this equipment (the current equipment and the new) is dedicated purely to running Sundren's infastructure (the website, the downloads for ingame, game hosting, database servers) it's going to be dependent on the community if this will happen.
This cost will likely exceed what I expect to receive from the community, so no matter what the future of Sundren will still be tied to my ability to provide financially for the equipment... but if you do play here and plan to do so for the foreseeable future any kind of donation you make will be put directly to use for keeping things up and running, and hopefully making some improvements along the way.
If you've given generously before... thank-you. If you can do it again, all the better. This purchase will allow me to run Sundren for an indefinite amount of time and focus financial investments on other aspects aside from the standard upkeep cost.
I have no exact timeline on the purchase of this hardware, however the sooner, the better. A donation bar will appear overtop of the forums to reflect this goal.
Here's a summary of the equipment that will be purchased for those interested:
Lenovo Rackmount System 1U
Quad Xeon Xeon 2.5GHZ
16GB DDR3 ECC
Dual 146GB 10,000RPM SAS (RAID1)
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