Question External Memory

Discussion in 'Bukkit Help' started by SeaTurtleArmy, Feb 17, 2016.

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    SeaTurtleArmy

    Hi, I'm using a mac to run my server and I was wondering if it would be possible to have my server run off of an external hard drive? Or do I have to use my computer's built in ram? Thanks!
     
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    Gerov

    @SeaTurtleArmy Well, if you run the server off an external harddrive, it would use the system RAM wouldn't it?

    Or do you mean that you want your harddrive to be a sort of paging file?
     
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    SeaTurtleArmy

    @Gerov What I want to do is plug in a 500gb or so hard drive to my computer and put the server files inside of it so the server isn't sucking up 1bg ram per 10 players.
     
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    Gerov

    @SeaTurtleArmy Oh, well, that isn't going to help your RAM problem, even if you put the server on an external drive, Java will still use the system's RAM.

    Your best bet is to buy a dedicated server or dedicate another computer to your server if RAM is that much of a problem.
     
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    SeaTurtleArmy

    @Gerov Alright. Thanks for the support!
     
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