pretty new to hosting, why does my server have such big delays with everything

Running on a Dell optiplex 3050
Debian 13
intel I5 7500t
8GB DDR4 @ 2400 MT/s
Tunnel through playitgg
Running on a Dell optiplex 3050
Debian 13
intel I5 7500t
8GB DDR4 @ 2400 MT/s
Tunnel through playitgg
only one person on the server (me on main pc) start script java -Xmx4096M -Xms4096M -jar server.jar
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Jekkey
JekkeyOP2mo ago
when hosting a server on my main machine
windows 11
i5 9400f
16GB DDR4 @ 2666 MT/s
Tunnel through playitgg
windows 11
i5 9400f
16GB DDR4 @ 2666 MT/s
Tunnel through playitgg
while also playing on it at the same time everything is perfectly smooth (also using 6GB there most of the time, even sky factory 4 is perfectly smooth) I mean yeah the cpu is newer and better (not a T model) but is the difference really THAT big? from what I've read my specs shold be perfectly fine for even multiple people playing also both on the same network with lan at 250mbit down- and ~45mbit upload also I'm running vnc connect to access the optiplex from my pc not sure if thats using too much cpu seems maybe slightly better? may just be my imagination also the server has like 260-300ms ping cus of playit, maybe thats the reason for delay? tho on my modded sf4 server my mate could play just fine Btw since it seems I havent mentioned what exactly lags crafting, opening block uis and dropping blocks all have like a 250ms delay Basically everything with interaction (except just breaking blocks)
iRazvan2745
iRazvan27452mo ago
playit.gg issue maybe?
Jekkey
JekkeyOP2mo ago
Thought so too, but it works fine when hosting on my pc Sadly I dont have a static ip to port forward Maybe I really gotta call the isp
Error110
Error1102mo ago
Na don't port forward Your home router
Jekkey
JekkeyOP2mo ago
why not? also just tested just connecting to the ip and its wayyyy smoother even tho its just running on wifi rn (took it from the other room cus realvnc didnt work) okay so I'm trying to use duckdns right now, I have a domain and its curling my ipv6 from api6.ipify.org however when adding a server with '"name.duckdns.org:25565" it wont work
Lunaiskey
Lunaiskey2mo ago
where is this server hosted?
iRazvan2745
iRazvan27452mo ago
you can use a wireguard tunnel from a vps to your pc or tailscale and an nginx port stream
Jekkey
JekkeyOP2mo ago
Totally forgot abt this thread, so I got it working but only people with ipv6 can connect so it seems like I do need a tunnel
Laupolio
Laupolio2mo ago
I could be wrong, but I think minecraft isn't made to run over ipv6 You could try tcpshield's free version I set mine up with a domain I own, though. Idk about using duckdns
Jekkey
JekkeyOP2mo ago
I dont really know alot about networking but the current issue is that you need an ipv6 to communicate with the server since it also runs over ipv6 a tunnel would fix that through duckdns I have a domain that links to the dynamic ipv6

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