Linode
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Get a server running in minutes with your choice of Linux distro, resources, and node location.
Linode is a tool in the Cloud Hosting category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Deploy multiple Linux distributionsCreate Configuration Profiles which associate disk images and device nodesBoot between configuration profilesShare disk images between configuration profilesResize disk imagesNetwork and CPU usage graphsMultiple IP address supportManaged/hosted DNS service with slave supportCustom reverse DNS (rdns)Access Out of band console access using LishLish menu system to issue jobs to your LinodeLish access via SSH keysSupport for booting into single user mode, init=/bin/bashSupport for booting with a custom "root=" kernel parameterSupport for booting with an initrdBootable recovery distribution (Finnix)Add and remove extra resources to and from your LinodeShutdown Watchdog will automatically reboot your Linode in case of a crashClone a Linode to anotherMove IPs from one Linode to anotherIP address fail over support for high availability setups
Linode Pros & Cons
Pros of Linode
- ✓Extremely reliable
- ✓Good value
- ✓Great customer support
- ✓Easy to configure
- ✓Great documentation
- ✓Servers across the world
- ✓Managed/hosted DNS service
- ✓Simple ui
- ✓Network and CPU usage graphs
- ✓IPv6 support
Cons of Linode
- ✗No "floating IP" support
Linode Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Linode?
Amazon EC2
It is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
It is a comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally.
Google Cloud Platform
It helps you build what's next with secure infrastructure, developer tools, APIs, data analytics and machine learning. It is a suite of cloud computing services that runs on the same infrastructure that Google uses internally for its end-user products, such as Google Search and YouTube.
