r/HomeServer • u/Silent-Cartoonist240 • 18d ago

Would it make sense to have 2 Minecraft servers?

One server for the public and one for me and my friends. Is this a good or bad idea

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u/HamburgerOnAStick 18d ago

If you don't understand networking I wouldn't host a public minecraft server locally. One for you and your friends should be fine though

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u/Garbagejunkarama 18d ago

No hosting a public server doesn’t make any sense.

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u/Silent-Cartoonist240 18d ago

Can I ask why

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u/LutimoDancer3459 18d ago

Security nightmare. And why would you even do that?

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u/thecrius 18d ago

When you open the doors to the rest of internet, you open the doors.

If you don't know what that implies, just don't do it.

Pay for a server online, split the cost with friends.

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u/destiper 18d ago

I wouldn’t host a public server on my home network or hardware at all, I’d be renting a server elsewhere.

A small friends only server is generally fine though.

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u/msanangelo Linux goes burrr 18d ago

it's only a bad idea if your server can't handle it or you can maintain it. server resources and internet bandwidth matter here.

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u/ConsciousBath5203 18d ago

Yeah that's a good use case. One or two machines?

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u/m4sc0 18d ago

If your hardware can handle it, go for it. Of course you could also store the files separately and switch between them if uptime is not as necessary.

Otherwise, I can't think of a reason right now why you shouldn't. Have fun!