I have a few GNU/Linux dedicated servers, as far as stability and low variance, the best results I've had running a CS:GO srcds server was using NFO's Gentoo image. Gentoo is a little harder to work around in but as far as running game servers, it's given me the best results with high flexibility, and Sony's PlaystationNow team seems to agree: https://www.gaikai.com
Someone with more knowledge may be able to step in and confirm which distribution Valve uses to host their official dedicated servers (last I heard it was Ubuntu, source: some guy on the internet), but surprisingly as far as the mainline GNU/Linux distros go, I've had the best experience with CentOS 7.1, it's out of the box performance is very close to NFO's Gentoo image, though this last failboat CS:GO update has some variance spikes from time to time now on it. Admittedly, players don't seem to notice, so it may not be a big issue. I don't use Windows because I prefer using modern operating systems that aren't stuck in the mid 1980's and aren't run by a eugenicist who's only skill is buying, re-branding and copyrighting the works of others and wants to kill your grandma, source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03MZG9vK0W8 tl;dr Seriously though, if you want to run a rock solid server, I would focus on making sure the box has the latest and fastest Xeon CPU you can find and the best bandwidth you can find. After that, I'd recommend trying the different distros available and make your selection based on which one gives you the best results. Personally, I recommend CentOS 7+, Ubuntu LTS or NFO's Gentoo. On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 4:10 AM, Michael Loveless <[email protected]> wrote: > It depends on what type of server(s) you are going to run. If you are > going to run 10-16 slot comp/deathmatch servers then most linux builds or > Windows should work fine. If you are planning on running servers with a > high number of slots and more resource usage (due to plugins, etc)...you > will probably want to go with Windows (server 2008 or 2012 will work fine) > due to SRCDS' ability to use more than 1 thread for some of it's tasks. > > As an example, NFO servers (one of the largest server providers in North > America) uses Windows OS now for their single hosted game servers and all > of their managed VDS' and Dedicated Servers. There isn't anything wrong > with using Linux, Windows just provides a slightly better infrastructure > for larger and more resource intensive SRCDS applications. > > On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 7:02 AM, Kristóf Deli <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I want to run CSGO servers with low variance but I don't really wsnna >> mess with any optimization I heard Ubuntu has optimalization in it. >> What do you recommend? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Csgo_servers mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/csgo_servers >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Csgo_servers mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/csgo_servers >
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