Turkey location
5-20 ms from your players
Your servers are hosted in the Datacasa data centre in Istanbul. Vehicle and player synchronisation depends directly on latency, and a local location is the biggest difference your players feel.
SA-MP Server Hosting
Low ping, DDoS protection and complete control over your Pawn scripts.
Latency Do not guess your ping, measure it Our servers are in the Istanbul location. The value here is not taken from a table; it is measured from your own connection right now.
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How much does a SA-MP server actually need?
SA-MP is extremely modest on hardware. The samp03svr process runs in a few hundred megabytes and does not even saturate a single modern core. Expensive plans are unnecessary here. An economical VDS carries a 300-slot roleplay server comfortably. The actively developed successor today is open.mp, which runs your Pawn gamemodes and keeps shipping stable releases. On slots the documented ceiling is 1000 and the max_players default is 50.
What really sets the requirement is your gamemode. Ready-made roleplay gamemodes ship with tens of thousands of lines of Pawn, hundreds of timers and constant MySQL queries. If your server stutters, that is almost always the reason: an unoptimised `OnPlayerUpdate` callback freezes everyone's screen even on strong hardware.
The third factor is latency. The SA-MP player base is largely in Turkey and vehicle synchronisation is latency-sensitive. Our servers in Datacasa Istanbul answer within 5-20 ms from major Turkish cities, against noticeably more from an overseas host.
Setup guide How to Set Up a SA-MP Server on Linux: Step by Step
Full control of your scripts
Pawn, plugins and MySQL are yours
Connect as root. Upload your gamemode, edit server.cfg, install any plugin (MySQL, streamer, sscanf) and run your own compiler. No slot limits and no plugin approval.
DDoS protection
Ready for attacks from rival servers
Competition between roleplay servers sometimes turns into attacks. The 10 Tbps upstream capacity works together with MikroTik devices, XDP-based filtering and in-house solutions on our own network; your IP is not null-routed and players stay connected.
Fast database
MySQL on NVMe SSD
Roleplay servers constantly read and write character, vehicle, house and inventory data. MySQL on enterprise NVMe SSD lowers query latency and backups take seconds.
Which plan for how many slots?
The table assumes a roleplay setup with the game server and MySQL together. SA-MP is light, so economical plans cover most scenarios.
- ENT-1 Test / development
- Hardware
- 2 vCPU · 2 GB DDR4 ECC · 30 GB NVMe
- Note
- Script compiling and closed testing
Monthly ₺160 Buy now - recommended ENT-2 50-100 slots
- Hardware
- 2 vCPU · 4 GB DDR4 ECC · 40 GB NVMe
- Note
- Starting point for a new server
Monthly ₺240 Buy now - ENT-3 100-300 slots · roleplay
- Hardware
- 4 vCPU · 6 GB DDR4 ECC · 60 GB NVMe
- Note
- Recommended for active communities
Monthly ₺320 Buy now - ENT-4 300+ slots · heavy gamemode
- Hardware
- 6 vCPU · 8 GB DDR4 ECC · 80 GB NVMe
- Note
- Setups with heavy MySQL query load
Monthly ₺400 Buy now
| Server scale | Plan | Hardware | Monthly | Note | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test / development | ENT-1 | 2 vCPU · 2 GB DDR4 ECC · 30 GB NVMe | ₺160 | Script compiling and closed testing | Buy now |
| 50-100 slots recommended | ENT-2 | 2 vCPU · 4 GB DDR4 ECC · 40 GB NVMe | ₺240 | Starting point for a new server | Buy now |
| 100-300 slots · roleplay | ENT-3 | 4 vCPU · 6 GB DDR4 ECC · 60 GB NVMe | ₺320 | Recommended for active communities | Buy now |
| 300+ slots · heavy gamemode | ENT-4 | 6 vCPU · 8 GB DDR4 ECC · 80 GB NVMe | ₺400 | Setups with heavy MySQL query load | Buy now |
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Every plan includes a 10 Gbps uplink, DDR4 ECC memory and NVMe SSD storage. Upgrade any time.
Not sure which plan to pick? Enter your game and expected concurrent player count in the Plan Finder and it points at the matching plan. Open the Plan FinderTwo processor families for your SA-MP server
The Xeon Enterprise line is more than enough for SA-MP. Very heavy gamemodes on large servers benefit from the Premium line.
Guides for running a SA-MP server
A selection of technical articles from our blog.
How to Set Up a SA-MP Server on Linux: Step by Step
Install a SA-MP server on a Linux VDS: 32-bit libraries, server.cfg, MySQL plugin setup, autostart with systemd and fixes for the most common problems.
MTA:SA Server Optimization: Finding the Real Cause of Lag
If your MTA:SA roleplay server stutters, hardware is usually not the problem. Fix lag at the source with Lua script profiling, MySQL query optimization, timer management and element count control.
DDoS Protection and Server Security: A Complete Guide
Learn the main DDoS attack types, why game servers get hit hardest, and how to defend with firewall rules, iptables limits, Fail2Ban and edge filtering.
Common questions
SA-MP server hosting FAQ
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