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This page links a number of white papers which are meant to educate the readers on different aspects of multiplayer games and applications creation. In particular they should help companies to make the right decisions during all the phases of the game/application development, starting from the initial analysis and design up to the interpretation of testing results.
SmartFoxServer 2X Performance and Scalability
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This document discusses some fundamental aspects of the server performance and scalability topics, providing a detailed analysis of the many variables at play in evaluating the behavior of a multiplayer game server. It also shows the results of a series of tests that were performed in order to analyse the performance, stability and realiability of the SmartFoxServer 2X engine compared to other solutions adopted by our competitors.
SmartFoxServer 2X Server Architecture
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In this document we take an in-depth look at the best practices for deploying a multi-instance game server and the main strategies to simplify management and reduce costs.
SmartFoxServer 2X Security
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In this document we discuss the many security concerns that an online multiplayer game may encounter from both a client and server side perspective. We describe the best practices to secure SmartFoxServer from malicious users, harden the custom server side code and ultimately protect the system against massive attacks.