On the Infrastructure and Foundation of This Service

2024. 12. 25.

This notice explains how RDP3389’s infrastructure and network environment were built, and how a small independent game developer, despite limited resources, managed to design and operate this system through years of experimentation and practical engineering decisions.

On the Infrastructure and Foundation of This Service


Background:

I first became interested in this industry in 2014, when I helped friends operate a FiveM server and a private role-playing server for GTA: San Andreas. That was a long time ago now.


As I grew more deeply convinced of the importance of privacy, and after many trials and errors, I began preparing what would eventually become the RDP3389 service.

As a small independent game developer, I quickly learned that properly hosting servers requires more than technical knowledge alone. It requires a serious understanding of colocation, networking, and long-term operational planning.

More importantly, it requires significant capital, a legal corporate structure, and formal contracts with network providers and data centers.


Although I received a small amount of support from my family, it soon became clear that establishing a corporation, building an ISP, and acquiring the necessary licenses would be far beyond what I could realistically fund on my own.

After quite some time had passed, I happened to meet Edward from Lushu Limited(f.k.a JCOLP, Joshua Colp) at a small offline gathering in China.

Lushu Limited is a small ISP based in Seychelles, operating a mixed IP transit network.
They were willing to provide ISP connectivity, server colocation, and custom infrastructure planning at a price I could realistically afford.


After several months of discussion, I signed a contract for the colocation of several Dell PowerEdge servers and mixed IP transit connectivity.
Their network is interconnected with major providers such as Arelion and Datacamp.

I also received explicit assurance that the service could be operated in accordance with my privacy-first principles.
In addition, the country in which their company is incorporated is a sovereign state and not part of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, which was an important consideration for me.


Server Infrastructure Location:

In short, our servers are colocated in multiple data centers and were purchased from, and deployed with the assistance of, a small ISP based in Seychelles.

We currently operate approximately four physical servers.

These are dedicated machines, not shared with any other customers, and are colocated rather than rented through conventional shared hosting arrangements.


Network Infrastructure:

Similarly, our network connectivity is provided through mixed IP transit services purchased from the same Seychelles-based ISP.

The available bandwidth is approximately 10 Gbps.

This arrangement allows us to avoid the extremely high upfront commitments that are typically required when contracting directly with large tier-1 providers.


Closing Remarks:

Our infrastructure is designed to be secure, isolated, and sustainable at a reasonable cost.

To be completely honest, I am not a wealthy individual.

As mentioned earlier, I am a small independent game developer who releases a title on Steam perhaps once every two or three years.

Within those constraints, this structure represents the most realistic way for me to operate a privacy-respecting service responsibly and for the long term.