Server Hardware and Cost

[RexXxuS]

HWS has two servers which are located in

• France (HWS EU)
• Canada (HWS NA)

Specs:

EU

• Intel 2x Xeon E5 2680v4 | 28c/56t | 2.4GHz / 3.3GHz
• 384 GB RAM DDR4 ECC 2133 MHz
• NVMe SSD
• 10 Gbit/s
• Cost: $328.99 per month
  
  

NA

• Intel 2x Xeon E5 2650v2 | 16c/32t | 2.1 GHz / 2.6 GHz
• 128 GB RAM DDR4 ECC 1866 MHz
• SSD
• 1 Gbit/s
• Cost: $217 per month
  
  
  
  
  

Web Infrastructure Cost

• $45 per month for the website / forum
• $15 per month for domains

Costs:
Though free to HWS players, the cost of providing this premium Empyrion experience exceeds $545 USD per month and is funded by the HWS Team with the help of Your support!

Thanks so much for helping to support HWS!

[SwissSteel1]

And, that is only the hard costs.

On top of that is the creativity, time, blood, sweat and tears of all the hws team and volunteers and poi builders, and? ---- to help make it great.

Never underestimate, or take for granted what is here.