I wanna make a competitive skyblock server I’m looking for a rough budget to throw in for something small averaging around 30 - 50 players and no I do not want a partner to own it with me I want it to be founded by me I’m just looking at cost for development / management and builds.
Average Budget For An Mc Server
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$2-300 for a dedicated server hosting
$5-800 advertising
$2-300 for graphics and server art
$200 for a xenforo forums with purchase license (you can null this)
$500-1,000 for custom plugins
$10 discord setup (you can easily do this yourself)
$50-100 a week (for a general manager to assist with creation and maintenance of the server or network)
To be clear this is just my personal assumption of the low end budget cost to get a successful server going. Successful servers obviously take more than money to make it in the community, as money dosent always buy players. Can have $10,000 invested into a server and only have a 10-15 player base, and you can have a 50 player active server with only $500 made, it’s all about your creativity and how you put YOUR name out there and market your brand.
estimated total: $2,710 (can vary)
$5-800 advertising
$2-300 for graphics and server art
$200 for a xenforo forums with purchase license (you can null this)
$500-1,000 for custom plugins
$10 discord setup (you can easily do this yourself)
$50-100 a week (for a general manager to assist with creation and maintenance of the server or network)
To be clear this is just my personal assumption of the low end budget cost to get a successful server going. Successful servers obviously take more than money to make it in the community, as money dosent always buy players. Can have $10,000 invested into a server and only have a 10-15 player base, and you can have a 50 player active server with only $500 made, it’s all about your creativity and how you put YOUR name out there and market your brand.
estimated total: $2,710 (can vary)
Although I agree with some that is a very high estimate. A lot of things are not necessarily required to budget a server. A lot of things like management can be done by themselves.
Tbh you can get away with a good server with normal plugins (some premium) and maybe 1-2 custom. Advertising can honestly be taken out, as if you can establish your brand on a platform like TikTok, once you get enough people join from that it'll pretty much be word to mouth advertising.
Just my opinion though. I think $200-500 is a rough estimate that I'd pay for a server starting out. Obviously once you have the funds that are made from your server, you can expand into areas such as management and more custom plugins. My two cents.
No advertising budget?
What's the point in spending this amount of money if players wouldn't know the server exists?
It'll cost a lot, but if you're willing to multi task and maybe even get unethical with your advertising (I don't recommend doing that at all) then you can cut out some of what RileyDCP put as costs. I would suggest taking your time, and being more open about partnering. The best thing about not having a partner is that you can get a better partner if your server grows. And most importantly, don't spend money just because you're getting frustrated at how nobody is selling advertisements. You won't believe how low you can drop with this mentality.
Good luck!
ISmellGood#1066. I can help you out and get some quotes on the build side so you can figure out some costs
First of all, I don't recommend you to buy a Dedicated Server for a Minecraft Server based only on a Skyblock Game.
And if it's your first server, I don't even recommend that you to buy custom Builds because you pay extra in vain. These are exclusive things made by someone on forums at very low prices.
for the design part you would need a logo for starters that I could make for you at a starting price of $ 20.
If you want information on how to maintain your server or how the promotion phase works, we can have a good discussion on. ( SanduK#4627 / main discord )
And if it's your first server, I don't even recommend that you to buy custom Builds because you pay extra in vain. These are exclusive things made by someone on forums at very low prices.
for the design part you would need a logo for starters that I could make for you at a starting price of $ 20.
If you want information on how to maintain your server or how the promotion phase works, we can have a good discussion on. ( SanduK#4627 / main discord )
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