[Help] What is best Windows or Linux for a server?

[tyrael]

I currently own a dual core 2.3 with 4gb and I was wondering at the current state... what would be better for mangos...

what os would get the best from my configuration or from any configuration?

Windows or linux? and if anyone point me to windows, is it ok if I stay with linux or any other version?

respect, tyrael

[lillecarl]

Well, servers should always be running something unix based, so go for debian GNU/Linux

[Patman128]

Any GNU/Linux is fine. I like Ubuntu, but I also use CentOS and it's fine.

[Diablox]

Any GNU/Linux is fine. I like Ubuntu, but I also use CentOS and it's fine.

Same here.

[Ambal]

If you do not plan to host high population server (or not skilled with *nix ) - you can stick with Windows. Otherwise - *nix is the best choice so far.

[Daggo]

Try Arch Linux. It's what I like to use.

[Pyromaniac]

i am also using linux (ubuntu)

[EARTHWALKER]

I use Windows 7. Not had a single problem so far.

[tyrael]

EARTHWALKER how many players without lag? and what configuration?

Pyromaniac or Ambal can u share pls a way of how to make realmd and mangosd autorestart and run at login in linux?

[lecails]

Windows(now based on a part of unix system) = easy instalation but not enough optimize for performance exept Visual studio performance compilation, so for novice , Linux = best performance, more hard installation and support so for expert.

[Romain77]

For me Linux is the best way using Mangos !

[Shin Darth]

I used both Windows and Linux. Now I use only Linux becouse MaNGOS works strongly better on it.

windows sucks

[newbiewow]

what about mangos and windows server with Multithreading procesors and windows powershell? can do a good performance? beacuse only mangos windows version have Multithreading support

[asumos]

for development purposes i prefer to use windows. however when i go live ( either for open to public or testing phases ) i prefer linux, mainly due to the fact it uses less resources then windows, which in return leaves more resources available to the mangos server

[lillecarl]

Windows(now based on a part of unix system) = easy instalation but not enough optimize for performance exept Visual studio performance compilation, so for novice , Linux = best performance, more hard installation and support so for expert.

in my opinion its easier to install wow servers via commandline, as long as you run a distro with precompiled packages it takes no even 10 times as long to set up a server on linux, also bash is good for writing backup scripts etc.... so for a redundant and self doing server you should stick with linux (maby BSD)

This is ofc just my personal experience, anyone can have their own troughts about this

- LilleCarl

[Skirnir]

Windows(now based on a part of unix system)

Sorry to interrupt, but which part of Windows is based on (a part of) Unix? Did Microsoft change something with Windows 7 I missed?

Regards

Skirnir