SPKZMC:Infrastructure

Information from The State of Sarkhan Official Records

Technical Details about SPKZ's SMP Minecraft Server Server's Infrastructure, powered by NZ Network Enterprises

Main Server: "Big Catboy"

Alternative Names: Hardware Haswell

  • CapEx: 15,000 THB
  • Host: Dell R730XD – the venerable feline workhorse
  • Virtualization: Runs both the Velocity Proxy (DMZ) and GenjaLabs (Auth + Channel 1) as VMs under Proxmox VE
  • Specs:
    • CPU: Dual Xeon E5-2683 v3 (56 vCores, prehistoric but loyal)
    • RAM: 128GB ECC
  • Reality Check: Due to its age (and existential weariness), TPS may not always hold up under modern expectations. Still refuses to retire.

Art3mis Server: "Hardware XG"

  • CapEx: Classified
  • Hardware Role: Officially granted by the Third Royal Decree: "Name"
  • Host: Dell PowerEdge R640
  • Specs via neofetch:
    • OS: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS x86_64
    • CPU: Intel Xeon Gold 6248 (80 threads @ 3.9GHz)
    • RAM: 128GB ECC (only ~100GB actively used)
    • GPU: Matrox™ (Basically for ASCII-based renders)
    • Uptime: 18+ days and counting
  • Running:
  • Trivia: Thank jametheapple for detonating the nether so hard it justified this hardware upgrade.

Edge Node: "Hardware Prometheus" (USA Region)

  • CapEx: $239.79
  • Location: MoNoRi-Chan’s residence (a.k.a. the Capitalist Outpost)
  • Host: Dell R630
  • OS: Proxmox VE 8.4.1
  • Specs via neofetch:
    • CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 (32 threads @ 3.4GHz)
    • RAM: 64GB ECC
    • GPU: Matrox G200eR2 (still not doing anything)
  • Role:
    • Channel 4: Digital Archives – a historical collection of Minecraft worlds dating back to 2012
  • Nickname: The equivalent of the Library of Alexandria, but with more creeper holes.

Backup Server: "The Portal" (Califrog's Disaster Recovery Node)

  • CapEx: 28,510 THB
  • Now hosted on: Synology NAS at Califrog’s bunker
  • Total Storage: ~8TB with RAID1 Configuration
  • Speed: Painfully slow, like a turtle in molasses – but reliable
  • Responsibilities:
    • Daily snapshots of all critical VMs: Velocity, GenjaLabs, Art3mis, Trinity, etc.
    • Acts as Off-Site Recovery for Royal Decree–level failures
  • Title: Califrog is now officially the Vault Keeper of SPKZMC.

All systems are powered by sweat, ECC RAM, duct tape, and MoNoRi-Chan’s caffeine addiction. Use responsibly.


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