Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oxytodon.com/@fuchsiii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fuchsiii</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@grumpygamer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>grumpygamer</span></a></span> oftentimes said cores ain't even <em>"dedicaded"</em> but <em>shared</em>...</p><ul><li>In the case of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CyberBunker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberBunker</span></a> they literally sold <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Nehalem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nehalem</span></a>(-EX) hardware to customers (cross referenced by datasheets/specsheets and the fact they never updated the listings in 15+ years!)</li></ul><p>"shared core VPS" are a <em>very big mistake</em>, espechally on Hosters like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Hetzner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hetzner</span></a>...</p><ul><li><em>Ask me how I know!</em></li></ul><p>So OFC said systems are overworked, espechally the convenience-based options where one just shoves on files and tells it to <em>"bake it"</em>...</p><ul><li>OFC it shouldn't be the responsibility of a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDev</span></a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> one's <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@grumpygamer/114158849810039330" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">own</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CI</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CD</span></a> infrastructure, and I think given the size and complexity of said games it would be overkill to do so.</li></ul><p>If feasible, just grab' yourself a decently performing PC/Server/Laptop you can chug in a closet, SSH/RDP onto and use it as <em>"build servant"</em> ("<em>Rechenknecht"</em>) to run your builds and then <a href="https://ntfy.sh" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sent a notification</a> once done.</p><ul><li>Since speed is of no real concern, but <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EnergyConsumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyConsumption</span></a> is (@€0,33/kWh), I got some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/fanless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fanless</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ThinClient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThinClient</span></a> as a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MiniServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiniServer</span></a> with some external SSD plugged into USB 3.0</li></ul>