Minecraft Help with a server

I was thinking about running a Minecraft server, but I wanted to know how much it would cost for a server with unlimited people and plugins, server store, forums, an else i would need? Because I need to know before i start any working on anything.

 

You would have to find a good host first.

Also, for future reference I beleive this section is for JerryandHarry related issues only.

 

o.k if a admin says this ill change it to A different topic or another place. Also im looking around for good hosts.

 

Pretty much free if you do it a right way specifically.
All except for the server ofc, thatd be 8dollars per month on average.

 

You will need a lot of money, free time and knowledge.

1. Find yourself a great host. J&H uses OVH, and their plans start at 80$ for gaming with a MC-32 (https://www.ovh.com/us/dedicated-servers/game-hosting/), although it has an I7 processor, so it probably will have a hard time keeping up with 24/7 use. The MC-128 tho, has a Xeon-E5 and ECC memory, which is meant for 24/7 use without even thinking about crashes and data loss (unless if it gets DOS-ed of course). Although it costs 180$ per month.
2. Once you purchased your host and got all the info for your server, you will need to install all your server onto your host, with unlimited player count, and all this crap, you will need to install your plugins, and that includes buycraft: the server store plugin. https://www.buycraft.net/. Basically, you make an account, you download the plugin, install it to your server, follow the steps they tell you to do, make your store, your contact email, and you're done!
3. For the website, this is pretty self-explanatory. You will have to buy XenForo (https://xenforo.com/, 140$) and all the xenforo plugins you need (probably another 100-200$). You will then need to find a host for your website. OVH is good, GoDaddy is good, but just get something quite strong with a lot of data as forums are very heavy.

Other than that, you will also need a lot of free time as having a server is a heavy duty (trying to find players to join it, fixing bugs, developing plugins, trying to get people to donate, etc.). Good luck into making your server! :)