By the RentServers team at Wells Software Consulting LLC · Updated
Recommended setup
| Small community | A VPS with 4–8 vCPU and fast NVMe |
|---|---|
| Growing network | A dedicated server with a high-clock CPU (e.g. Ryzen X3D) |
| Protection | Game-aware DDoS filtering |
| Region | Closest to your player base |
Most game engines run the main loop on one or two threads, so a 5 GHz desktop-class CPU often beats a server CPU with many slower cores.
Ask providers specifically about UDP flood protection; generic web DDoS protection doesn't always cover game traffic.