Server Design

Server Design Guidelines

• Low system requirements => Admin- & Host friendly
  • NO creation of additional processes (NO fork() etc.)
  • DO NOT keep files open longer than they are needed (cache them if needed)
  • Minimize connections to database server
• Iterative design (poll() instead of blocking threads)
• Offload game-state <=> database syncs to secondary thread and run every x interval
• Modular (easy to add features without excessive modification)
• Admin (Game admin) friendly => Administration interface