Getting Virtual Private Server to run Bukkit, What Windows Server edition can I use?

I am new to VPS, and want to try one out. I am only clued up on windows, which is why I want to get a Windows operating system. But I don't know if bukkit will run on it. The 2 windows options are Windows Server 2008 R2 Web Edition, Windows Server 2008 Std Edition.

My question is, Will bukkit be able to run on the web edition,Because it is the cheaper option? Or will bukkit even be able to run on any of the 2?

 

You need to get standard, but I highly recommend trying out linux first.

 

Bukkit should run on either, but if i were you i'd go linux, i did.

Linux uses less system resources and is more configurable, not to mention free.

If you're worried about it being hard to learn, don't, Over a weekend i went from never having used linux, to having set up 6-world bukkit server including plugins and remote control, plus a FTP server and a teamspeak server, merely by using google

 

If you really insist or running on Windows, go with whatever is cheaper. Web Edition has fewer features, but you won't miss a single one of them running a Bukkit server.

 

If you want to go with windows, there is no "cheap" option.

 

OK thanks for all the reply's. I think I am going to go to linux like you guys said and it is cheaper. But I have zero experience with it. Google is going to be my friend for setting this up.

I am going to be using Ubuntu, I heard its easier to work with

 

I'm using Linux Mint. I don't have a lot of experience with Linux but one thing I did like was that Java was already installed. Not all distros do (correct me if I am wrong) so after the install is done you can basically just get right into preparing Bukkit for use instead of figuring out how to install Java.

Make sure to have a test server, even if its just running off your gaming system. When its time to try out a new mod or update for Bukkit just grab last night's backup, drop it on a 2nd system and try things out on that. Its so nice to do a big update, handle dozens of issues all the while the players on the server are blissfully unaware.

About the backups, do them, at least every day. I forgot once to update an ore obstrication mod when a new major version of Bukkit came out. The world had all stone missing. I restored from backup to the test server and fixed my issue. A server owner I know did the same thing, no backup and had to start a new world.

Just my two cents.

 

GhostHunter297 I recommend CentOS 5.8 over Ubuntu.

 

But what would you recommend for someone who has only used windows, nothing else. My 2 choices are CentOS and Ubuntu. Which one would be easier to learn to use?

I have a separate computer onto which I am going to install one of the two and start to learn how it works, and to get bukkit running on it, before I get a VPS

 

CentOS vs Ubuntu can be a heated debate. CentOS is a RedHat based distribution while Ubuntu is a Debian. There is a large number of differences between RH and Debian. The most noticeable to a new user is the package system.

I would say CentOS is easier for a new Linux users, but overall neglectable..Debian is a little bit heavyer then RH, so if CPU/Ram is limited, CentOS is probably the way to go. (Talking <128mb and 1ghz cpu)

Personally, I like Debian for the package team size, the guidelines required, etc. RedHat, however has been #1 the choice of server admins for a many number of years.

 

Ubuntu aims for Workstation LTS lately thus they had imeplemented useless services since 2009 to make it more compatible. Problem: when you run a server those services are there too!

For example: Freaking init.d replacement (works since the beginning) but they thought lets change it! upstream is the worst thing that ever happened to that distro... Since then its not really useable when you run a xen host with it for example.

Debian is the way to go. Perfectly customizeable since the beginning. Clean structure, comes with almost no overhead when installing the base system.

 

As someone who has used Ubuntu and CentOS, I personally hate CentOS with a passion, especially yum. I've always found yum to be very slow and clunky.

As for upstream, never had an issue with it, if you have problems there it's probably a configuration error.

 

Cue you obviously never installed xen before 4.0

 

You can't go wrong with Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS. You'll find a lot of support for everything with google (Usually more than CentOS). You'll also benefit from having more up to date packages since it's a newer version.

 

I am currently running my server on CentOS, so I would recommend this.

 

Aye, CentOS as Texton says, i've had no issues with it, and i startedwith zero linux knowledge.

 

Debian 6 over both.

 

How about windows core?