Linode / Akamai Cloud Compute Credits: Deploying Global Low-Latency Game Mirrors
Claim $100 in developer credits to deploy fast game download mirrors, FastDL servers for Source engine maps, and backup sync nodes.
Offloading Map and Asset Downloads from Game Daemons
If your Counter-Strike 2 or Garry's Mod server is choking on player downloads, you should never serve map .bsp files directly from the game process. Deploying an Nginx FastDL mirror on Linode ensures players download custom maps at 100MB/s without taxing server CPU cores.
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