[R.I.P.] GCCG old hosting server has been terminated

[wlk]

The current server hosting your games is going to be shutdown for real in a near future, meaning we have to find a new host if you still want to play Lotr on GCCG.

Requirements:
- Linux/Unix OS
- 24/7 uptime (including network)
- Server uses light network and memory resources (even an old server can handle the charge)

Anyone able to find/provide some help, please drop a message.

[hrcho]

I am not very familiar with servers and hosting, but correct me if I am wrong:

- When the server shuts down, GCCG will still run, but there will be no tables available, right?

- Any computer can be a server? Is Linux/Unix OS a must?

- If no permanent server is found, can any of us simply create a table and host for the time we need to play? I understand it is possible to create and host additional tables as Tbiesty did not so long ago and if any of us can do that, then that could be an alternative until a more suitable server is found.

[wlk]

I am not very familiar with servers and hosting, but correct me if I am wrong:

- When the server shuts down, GCCG will still run, but there will be no tables available, right?

No, the lobby will be gone too, so you won't be able to connect.

- Any computer can be a server? Is Linux/Unix OS a must?

Not ANY. Must be unix based.

- If no permanent server is found, can any of us simply create a table and host for the time we need to play? I understand it is possible to create and host additional tables as Tbiesty did not so long ago and if any of us can do that, then that could be an alternative until a more suitable server is found.

No, lobby will be unavailable, so no tables.

[Scyter]

too bad:( a week today since i installed gccg, and then the servers are shut down:( really bad luck......

[secondbest]

I have been enjoying lotr on gccg very much in the past month. I don't have a unix based computer. Nor I understand anything about hosting and such. But can i do something? Donate money for server or something like that?

[jahataku]

i also installed gccg a week ago...

just got into the game and then we have this problem... i hope that the regular plazers will stick around on forum...

[nwanderer]

How big the server has to be? I have an idea, but I need more info.

[wlk]

How big the server has to be? I have an idea, but I need more info.

Not much.
Few megs for storage, few memory for games (depends how many tables are running), small network connection.

[Bartol91]

I have a PC at home, my network connection is almost flawless (almost 24/7, drops every day at the exact same time for a  few seconds, and it is back up). I could provide it as a server. But the PC has Windows XP atm. If I am provided with some basic instructions and a Unix download link, I'll pop it up there.

Conf.
Pentium 3 (@ 800 mhz, can easily be clocked a bit)
128 Mb graohics card, 256 ram, about 30 Gb hard disk.

Can anything be done with that?

[Kralik]

Aiieee! I had almost thought of trying to set this up in tandem with the lotrtcgwiki.com web hosting, but I think it would require an upgrade of my hosting account by a fair $$$ amount. wlk, will it be possible to preserve the current usernames/collection records?

EDIT: BTW, is this GCCG in general, or just the LotR module that is being shut down?
EDIT2: OK, might be able to do it cheaper than I expected with VPS hosting. ETA?

[hrcho]

Aiieee! I had almost thought of trying to set this up in tandem with the lotrtcgwiki.com web hosting, but I think it would require an upgrade of my hosting account by a fair $$$ amount. wlk, will it be possible to preserve the current usernames/collection records?

If you could set it up, I think we'd have little trouble finding people who would help by small donations.

[Abbott465]

or just the LotR module that is being shut down?

This is just the Lotr Module being shut down as the MECCG one still works fine.

[MuadDib85]

[Smeagollum]

Its also METW.

[Ringbearer]

Only GCCG working is magic, cause its run on another server already.