Scaling Multiplayer Game Servers with Kubernetes
summary
Open-source Agones runs dedicated game server binaries as Kubernetes custom resources, adds an SDK for lifecycle and health, and handles host port allocation and atomic game server allocation so players get a direct IP:port. It integrates with Kubernetes Cluster Autoscaler and supports Unity/Unreal. Demo shows fleets of 200 warm servers / 10,000 in minutes created, allocations preserved during scale or rollouts, metrics via OpenCensus, and the system works end-to-end on GKE.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:30Overview
- 2:20Dedicated Game Servers
- 4:34Traditional Game Servers
- 7:24Kubernetes
- 9:23SDK
- 11:12GANS
- 23:45Whats Next
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