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EasierArt's avatar

LEMP vs LAMP on Digital Ocean hosting for a text based MMORPG browser game?

Is NginX or Apache better for a MMORPG game (something like this - https://web.simple-mmo.com/) I need something that can scale up to about 300 simultaneous players online.

I'm reading the comparison here - https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/difference-between-lamp-stack-and-lemp-stack/ and it says LEMP is better for higher loads of requests, better scalable, but LAMP is better for dynamic websites. I'm thinking I need a scalable dynamic hosting service. Which should I choose?

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Tray2's avatar

I would probably go with nginx, but it's more like a choice of preference rather than a technical one.

The bottom issue is load balancing, and I believe nginx is easier to set up for it (I might be wrong).

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jlrdw's avatar

I generally agree, however I only do business type apps, I don't know if it's better for gaming. But I suggest also more research, perhaps even look for a youtube video that covers the difference.

@tray2

I might be wrong

Nah you seem to know servers very well.

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