Can i host small game servers? HL2/Minecraft

Hi, my question here for today is, "Can i host a game server like garrys mod with verizon fios 15/5?". I would like to host a server with 10 people at max. The server wont be on for 24/7 just on the weekends and sometimes on the week days. Is it against the rules to host a server for verizon fios internet? But if it is against the rule, will these small server still effect the bandwidth by a lot that my internet is going to have to get cut off? I also sometimes host minecraft server for just my friend and I, which is about 7 people max.
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logan8 wrote:
To host any server you need to have a static IP address. To have a static IP you have to have a business account which is more expensive. So no but it is not for lack of speed. Back in my COD4 clan days we all paid clan fees to pay for a server hosted by some company. That would probably be cheaper than upgrading to a business account anyways. I can't imagine a minecraft server for 10 people would be that expensive
This is incorrect. A static IP address is not necesary to host a server. A static IP address is needed to allow consistent access to a server by directly typing in its IP address, but who does that? As long as you have a Fully Qualified Domain Name (www.examplename.com) there are many options to dynamically monitor and match your ever-changing verizon-assigned IP address to your static (constant) domain name. It is called dynaic DNS resolution. You install a small daemon (program) on your server and it monitors your IP address. When it changes it updates the DNS entry. It works great.
I just thought I would clear that up, having a dynamic IP address does NOT mean you cannot host a server.
As far as servers being against the TOS of verizon. That's another thing. Then you get into the question of what defines a server. In the simplest sense, every computer is a server in that it "serves" data to other computers. There are many, many programs that run on typical, consumer PC that "serve" information to multiple machines at once: torrents, games, VPNs, it goes on and on. Put another way, I run a web server, not through verizon, but it gets almost not traffic, nn the other hand, when I host a game of of this or that, I'm streaming loads more data out to multiple users and at a rate and quantity that dwarfs the traffic from my "web server" or "VPN" server.
Now I just saw the last post above mine. Very well put indeed. That is the "reality" of what hosting a server would be like. Very good reply above.
So, do you see how the term server can be so subjective. So, the burden of proof falls on verizon to show that you violated the the TOS. Would it be worth the money to prove it?
No, the whole point is to drive you to purchase a business plan from them. That's all. Dont sweat it. Get DynDNS, and have a blast!\
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