Can I run SRCDS on a VPS?

[Salax]

Assuming it has 1GB RAM, is it possible? I'd like to move my small (14 players average) Garry's Mod server over to a host where I have more customization options (read: not a game server provider), but I can't afford a dedicated server.

[Mike]

It IS possible, but you're gonna experience lag, since the CPU is shared. So like if one customer has a program that uses alot of cpu resources, then your server's gonna lag.

[realchamp]

Yes it is possible. I've done it myself, but shared ressources isn't a good thing when it comes to SRCDS.

[BLUEPEPSi]

I don't understand why isn't anyone mentioning that there are different types of VPSes. There is hybrid, openvz, xen and many others.

The best virtual environment to run a gameserver from my experience is xen or hybrid.

[BehaartesEtwas]

in any case, the VPS system has to assign CPU time slices to the different VPS, which will always reduce the quality. there are two scenarios:
- you have a root server and want to run different game servers in different VPS for some reason - it's always better to run them directly on the root.
- you don't want to buy a root server and buy instead a (cheaper) VPS. VPS hosters usually optimize their systems for web applications etc. if you look for a hoster that explicitly advertises game server performance, you are again at the first point: it would be better for the hoster to run the game servers together directly on the root (classic shared hosting).

you can be lucky though to fine a hoster that "accidentally" has a good game server performance. but you are better off by looking for a cheap root server (especially as everything can change e.g. when more customers get on your hardware node).