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Hello everyone, I’m planning to set up a server at home. Yes, it’s not very efficient, and with only 20Mb/s my internet speed is pretty low. I want a local server for Minecraft for around 100 players, plus a few small websites for personal use. The main reason is my interest in this tech—it kept me hooked until I realized I didn’t have the money or skills to do it myself. Today I decided to invest in this project to experiment and learn. My idea is to host the server in my room with a dedicated firewall, but the big issue is my slow internet. A data center would cost about 90% of my salary, which is too expensive here. I found out about bonding—it could potentially double my speed by connecting multiple subscriptions, each at 20Mb/s. No upgrades possible since the cables are capped at that speed. Anyone else tried this? Will it actually work? How should I choose the right router or hardware before I commit? Since we’re a family, I have three home internet plans. Thanks for reading!
If your internet provider supports multiple lines to your home, it’s likely you could benefit from bonding.
Hello! You currently have three units and two more for different floors. For bonding, you’ll need compatible hardware depending on your setup.
Current speeds don’t meet the needs of a 100-player Minecraft server. Keep in mind that download speed is just part of the equation; upload performance matters more for servers. A single connection won’t provide sufficient bandwidth, as it’s still limited to about 12Mb/sec. It’s usually wiser to rent a server instance rather than try to set up your own hardware. Oracle Cloud offers a free tier allowing you to run an ARM-based Linux VM without cost, provided the service is available in your area. https://blogs.oracle.com/developers/post...-the-cloud
Bonding is an undesirable choice for gaming because of latency variations between lines, leading to packets arriving out of order. Your router must store these packets until they can be combined, which adds delay. A router that supports bonding is often expensive and complicated to configure, requiring an ISP that offers it. Hosting isn’t required at all. For two lines, assign a domain and use both public IP addresses so users randomly connect to one or the other. This won’t balance traffic evenly, but placing a web server on the same line as a game server usually causes bandwidth problems regardless. I personally wouldn’t run a home web server; a small VPS costs just a few dollars a month. I manage my own, gaining full access to my NAS when away and still hosting my website and email on a VPS. I never realized this was possible, and I’m curious how it’s made financially sustainable. People should move past the free tier and pay for better services?