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Yes, Eco dedicated servers offer enough power to host multiple game instances, depending on the configuration you have chosen. However, it is important to monitor resource usage (RAM, CPU) to enable a smooth experience on each game instance.

Private bandwidth enables fast and secure communication between multiple servers in the same infrastructure. This can be useful if you host multiple interconnected game servers (e.g. primary and zone servers), ensuring short response times and safer exchanges.

OVHcloud offers servers in multiple regions around the world, which reduces latency by selecting a server that is close to your users. If your players are spread across several regions, it may be useful to deploy additional servers in strategic geographical zones.

Yes, So you Start and Rise Eco servers include a backup space (up to 500 GB depending on the configuration) and also allow you to purchase up to 10 TB of additional backup space. This ensures that your data remains secure, and can be retrieved in the event of an issue.

The IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) allows you to manage and reboot your server remotely, even in the event of failure, while the Load Balancer distributes traffic between multiple servers. The IPMI is useful for maintaining complete control of the game server. The Load Balancer ensures optimal load balancing for high-traffic games, improving infrastructure performance and resilience.

Eco dedicated servers include basic anti-DDoS protection, which is essential for gaming servers that are exposed to frequent attacks. For competitive online games, some Eco range servers, especially those used for gaming, include specific anti-DDoS protection adapted to the needs of video game platforms.

Anti-DDoS Game is designed to offer optimal protection to popular online games by analysing and recognising their specific traffic patterns. This protection system ‘learns’ the data streams specific to each game in order to distinguish them from potential attacks. For games that are already widely used, this recognition process is in place, allowing for adequate and effective security.

For a new game that is currently being launched, we will need to wait a while to give our network team a better understanding of its specific traffic characteristics. This way, as soon as a game has achieved stable popularity and traffic, anti-DDoS Game protection can be implemented to offer optimal protection. This type of protection is particularly beneficial for games that authorise private servers, which are often more exposed to targeted DDoS attacks.

Eco servers offer root access, so you can manage all updates and maintenance yourself. With the IPMI option (included on So you Start and Rise and optional on Kimsufi), you can also reboot and diagnose your server remotely if required. This gives you a high level of control for non-disruptive management.

Yes, Eco dedicated servers are available in several configurations. You can also migrate to a higher-performance server in the same range (e.g. from So you Start to Rise), or add servers in parallel to create a cluster of game servers. This allows you to scale as your player base grows.

Eco servers are based on servers that have been returned by customers after a few months or years. They undergo rigorous testing to ensure reliability and performance. They are perfectly adapted for gaming usage, and benefit from updates and 24/7 monitoring to maintain optimal performance, even if some components are from previous generations.