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What is Linode?

Linode helps users simplify cloud infrastructure with Linux virtual machines and tools to develop, deploy, and scale applications.Linode aims to make virtual computing more accessible, affordable, and simple. The vendor states the Linode infrastructure-as-a-service platform is deployed across 11 global…

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Dedicated CPU 4 GB RAM

$30/month or $0.05/hour

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Dedicated CPU 8 GB RAM

$60/month or $0.09/hour

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  • Setup fee optional
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  • Free/Freemium Version
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Product Details

What is Linode?

Linode helps users simplify cloud infrastructure with Linux virtual machines and tools to develop, deploy, and scale applications.

Linode aims to make virtual computing more accessible, affordable, and simple. The vendor states the Linode infrastructure-as-a-service platform is deployed across 11 global markets from data centers around the world and is supported by a Next Generation Network, advanced APIs, comprehensive services, and a library of educational resources. Linode products, services, and people aim to enable developers and businesses to build, deploy, and scale applications more easily and cost-effectively in the cloud.

Linode Features

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Features

  • Supported: Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime
  • Supported: Dynamic scaling
  • Supported: Elastic load balancing
  • Supported: Pre-configured templates
  • Supported: Monitoring tools
  • Supported: Pre-defined machine images
  • Supported: Operating system support
  • Supported: Security controls

Linode Screenshots

Screenshot of Manage all of your Linode resources in one easy interface.Screenshot of In Cloud Manager, you can easily create Linode instances, managed Kubernetes clusters, add backups to your Linodes, deploy Marketplace Apps, create Object Storage buckets, and more.Screenshot of Deploy Kubernetes clusters with our fully-managed container orchestration engine.Screenshot of Dedicated CPU instances run on their own CPU cores in the Linode infrastructure. No sharing the processor with other instances.Screenshot of We're reshaping how cloud service providers are supporting partners. Our Partner Program provides a growth path for businesses to receive additional benefits as they scale the Linode Cloud.

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Linode's mission is to accelerate innovation by making cloud computing simple, affordable, and accessible to all.
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Linode Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
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Supported CountriesGlobal
Supported LanguagesEnglish

Frequently Asked Questions

Linode starts at $0.

Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and DigitalOcean are common alternatives for Linode.

Reviewers rate Availability and Implementation Rating and Product Scalability highest, with a score of 9.1.

The most common users of Linode are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Erle Pereira, MBA (EntMgt) | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We operate as a team of freelance professionals. Our specialisation is in Open Source and Linux technologies. Our range of projects can vary, from the mundane to the esoteric. These edge case projects leverage heavily on open source. Often they require a lot of flexibility from the underlying infrastructure platform. The nature of its offering allows us to adapt and evolve these solutions cost effectively. Excellent support, with an organisation that understands the nuances of Linux based solutions. This means we have to jump through fewer hoops. Linode is one of the primary hosting platforms for our online presence and infrastructure.
  • Excellent support, fast, detailed and service oriented.
  • Great flexibility in the platform for Linux based solutions, of whatever kind.
  • Ping times are fast, great global presence.
  • Regular platform updates and services, have allowed us to experiment with the latest tech.
  • Their online terminal shell to access the host via a web interface can act up (based on locale settings). We often use ssh direct instead.
  • Resource monitoring options are bare bones. Good for what it does, but need to use external, or self hosted solutions for detailed metrics as the infrastructure grows.
  • A trade off for the flexibility on offer, means less "easy" platform based security locks. Example, our clients sometimes ask about port blocks. Here, customized blocks are your responsibility which some cloud users take time adjusting too. It's not really a con though, many actually prefer it, including us.
There is no overhead of needing to learn an abstract interface to use their offering. If you know how to handle Linux boxes, you can use Linode. The value of this is often overlooked by many. Startups, those looking to push the envelope and roll up their sleeves to gain a competitive edge will benefit. To put it simply, if you want to have complete control over your Linux servers on a fast reliable network, Linode is a must look at. No matter how simple your application is, your operations and admin teams will appreciate the flexibility of being able to control things at the base layers. Subsequently, your organisation will benefit.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Linode for hosting a number of sites ranging in scale. The flexibility of the servers with known fixed pricing is really useful and allows us to plan well in advance. Additionally the speed with which we can spin up new servers allows us to scale for short-term spikes in traffic in a managed way.
  • Customer support is always fast and knowledgeable.
  • Pricing is competitive.
  • The web UI is easy to navigate.
  • Sometimes I'd like to be able to specify more configured options for a virtual server.
  • Bandwidth out--should be less of concern these days.
Linode is well suited for an easy-to-manage infrastructure if you have a small to moderate level of knowledge around hosting. It's not for a complete newbie who is just looking to host a Wordpress site, for example. I've never used any of their services or servers for email, so I have no idea how things perform there.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I'm using Linode's VPS services to host all my company and project websites. I chose Linode because they offer VPS servers on different locations worldwide. I had zero experience with VPS and their documentation made it relatively easy to host all my websites. I don't have to depend on shard hosting anymore.
  • Fast.
  • Cheap.
  • Expandable.
  • A little bit more support for website downtime.
  • More options/variations for the cheaper plans would be great (double my CPU currently means 4x more expensive).
Their dashboard and UI is really clean and works great. Everything you need to know about your VPS is there. It's easy to manage and upgrade your plan, domains and everything else. Their support is good and fast, although after almost 2 years I still don't know why my websites go down every now and then. Their support can't answer questions like this (somehow understandable).
Tiago Ameller Gomila | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We started using Linode hosting services in 2017. Moving from DigitalOcean, our motivation at the beginning was just pricing. But after four years I can say reliability and professional service is key for remaining. We still have some servers running on a local data center, but have plans to move all of them to Linode in next months/years. We use Linode's VPS for custom web services for all customers, which are small companies. For $5 to $20 at month, we can host a web application with some hundreds of users.
  • Administration panel is easy to use.
  • VPS is pretty fast, enough for our needs.
  • When a problem arises, they notify us and solve it in minutes.
  • Recently I was surprised to find more regions in Europe to place my VPS
  • Billing. I wish to have invoices in Euros.
  • Due to Brexit, we abandoned our London data center. I would like to have some other in Spain or France to balance our assets.
  • I would like to know more about how secure Linode's data centers are. We know literally nothing about these infrastructures.
  • They added more regions in Europe. But billing remains in USD only
For small web services or applications, you don't need the scalability of AWS, Azure or GCP. With Linode you have no surprises in the monthly cost. Otherwise, if you need to scale fast or by season demands, you'll need to do a lot of work manually.
We also use Object Storage. It fits all our needs for a small project.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
With the exception of email, we use Linode as the foundation of our entire web-stack. Linode has been rock solid and their support on the rare occasion we have run into difficulty has been second to none. The transition to Linode being acquired by Akamai has thus far been without any issue.
  • Reliability
  • Customer Support
  • Cutting Edge Technology
  • Email is a hard problem to solve well. A secure, plug-and-play solution from Linode would have made this aspect the web side of our business a snap.
It's perfect for any individual, company, or team that is comfortable running their own servers. It is not necessarily ideal for a small company that just wants to put up a simple website. It is also not ideal if you want a one-stop solution for all of a company's online needs. However, in this day and age, such a solution doesn't really exist anywhere anymore and Linode is the next best thing.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
We have been using Linode to power websites, web, and mobile applications for our customers for around eight years. We have been managing Linode accounts for few customers and would strongly recommend any developer to start with it. The dedicated CPU plans are quite powerful and affordable, unlike market leaders stealing our CPU power. The addition of new services like Object and Block Storage really gives flexibility to developers. The upcoming Cloud Firewall and Bare Metal option would help us reach more Enterprise customers. The Marketplace library and Stack script options make Linode unique and customizable to spin an instance. Availability of Mumbai region in India has further added scope to our services. Hope we get more regions in India soon.
  • Dedicated CPU.
  • Developer friendly services.
  • Affordable cost.
  • Detailed monitoring and analytics.
  • Availability in India.
  • More regions in India.
  • Waiting for Bare Metals.
  • Email services would be great.
Linode perfectly fits any startup. Not just that, it holds true for design and development business[es] to manage their client’s websites and applications with ease. Scalability is never a problem with Linode. Having said that, a load balanced cluster setup fits precisely for any Enterprise requirements. The availability of multiple linux flavors also gives us an additional choice while setting up opensource applications. Though we are using few Linodes for email servers, we would love to have an email service from Linode. That would take off our worries about managing the email server and services. We had been receiving few requirements year ago on GPU based applications, which we weren't able to take up. Now with the availability of GPU plans we don't have to worry.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
We are a web design and development company. We use Linode to deploy and host customer websites in the cloud. We use their VPS and storage solutions to provide our clients with a solid and reliable foundation. Linode is not the fastest or slowest solution out there but they are reliable and predictable, which is what you want from an upstream provider. Been a loyal customer since 2009.
  • Reliable
  • Quick, friendly customer service
  • Good value for money
  • S3-compatible storage across all data centers
  • NFS block storage over multiple nodes
  • More automated backup options
  • Ability to assign our own IPs to load balancers
  • Global networking option
It excels at small/medium business needs, maybe less so for enterprise use. Though from what I’ve used, the managed Kubernetes offering is pretty strong. Linode doesn’t offer everything like AWS or even similar competitors like Digital Ocean, but what they do offer is strong. We especially like that in most cases the pricing is very predictable. Very generous bandwidth.
Chris Hodgetts | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Lindode to service our DNS demands, Web Presence and Mail services. Being a small company we do not need the complexities or cost of Google or Office365. With the services we have from Linode, they are cost effective and put us in control of our own data, and allow us to scale up or down as our demands require. It is not a one-stop shop - it gives our IT independence and freedom back.
  • Uptime - in the 4 years I have been with Linode I have not noticed any unscheduled outages, and the scheduled ones I do remember, finished before they were scheduled to, and did not have any major impact on services
  • DNS - Linodes' management portal for DNS control is simple, easy to use and understand
  • Tech Support responsiveness - they have always been very good at responding to support tickets, and I have found their support staff to be very very helpful.
  • Datacenter Locations - they have their Data center locations in useful places around the world.
  • I would like to see a weekly or monthly Backup provided as part of the monthly fee.
  • Being able to scale drive space requirements a little better
  • I can't really think of a third one, honestly - they give you a Virtual Machine and allow you to do what you need to do on it, and at a reasonable price.
There are a few people around the office using Azure as their service providers for personal projects, Every chance I get I tell them about Linode and their pricing structure, their products and their web controls. I even pull them back to my desk to show them how simple Linode is to setup, maintain and operate.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
We are a small design agency and host a number of mostly WordPress websites on mostly LEMP stacks. Some clients have dedicated VPS servers but most are sharing a VPS with others.
  • Reliability had always been solid with very few incidents of unplanned downtime.
  • Performance has always been solid.
  • Support tickets can sometimes sit unanswered for a long time (+24 hours) which is concerning when you've had a sever taken down for sending spam and have since resolved the issue.
  • Didn't seem hugely open to suggestions (in my case allowing tags to be deleted / renamed).
Excellent low cost hosting option if you have the time / knowledge to maintain your own server(s).

Conversely, if time/expertise are not at hand an alternative would be more appropriate.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We are using Linode to host three of our services we are offering. - Wordpress one-click installation - Accounting + POS Java application backend - Managed DB for the POS The accounting application is mostly used internally. At the moment we just have one person managing the Linode accounts, while several people have access to the servers by SSH.
  • Cheap and reliable virtual servers
  • Very easy and simple interface
  • Transparent pricing
  • Easy to use and install things
  • Managed DBs
  • Adapting the interface to mobile devices
  • Ability to access servers from the interface--it is a bit unclear how it works
  • More fine-grained control over Managed DB, e.g. logging
  • Getting invoice in email instead of having to access the web interface every time
Linode is well suited when you want to get a virtual server up and running very quickly. It is also very beneficial for services that require a small amount of resources and can reduce your costs. I haven't tried out load balancers or firewalls too much, but seeing the options in the interface, it might be hard to create a complete infrastructure for a complex setup. One of the strenghts of Linode, compared to e.g. AWS, is the ease of use. In AWS you have to learn a lot of keywords and configurations while Linode is more easy for the user.
Rogerio Taques | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Linode is used to host a series of servers and databases for our SaaS products and customers' websites or e-commerces.

They are, naturally, of different sizes, depending on the need of each service or customer. However, independently of the node size, they are all very powerful and generous in the number of resources.
  • Excellent support
  • Proactive maintenance
  • Fair price
  • Reliable
  • Easy to install hosting panel (e.g HestiaCP) would be an exceptional improvement.
It is suitable for any case where the person who would administrate it has a bare minimum understanding of managing and maintaining servers.

If you don't have such knowledge and cannot hire someone to help you with that, it might be better to find out another managed option. Linode also offers a managed account at a bit more expensive price.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Linode hosts the server infrastructure for our entire organization. We have a dozen server instances for a variety of purposes, from dedicated APIs to databases to various front-end web presences. Linode also hosts the majority of our DNS. Their flexibility with instances and cost ensure that we can spin up exactly the correct sized cloud instance for a small project, or throw a lot of resources for our high-availability needs.
  • Uptime for hosted servers
  • Ease of DNS hosting
  • Ease of load balancing implementation
  • Painless deployment process
  • We don't take advantage of their Kubernetes program. No real need.
If you want a fully hosted and supported solution like Heroku, Linode isn't for you. For someone with experience dealing with server deployment and management, Linode fits the bill. But you have to arrive with at least some proficiency in command line management if you want to user Linode to its fullest. Happily they have plenty of tutorials in their library to fill in the experience blanks for beginners.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We selected Linode as our VPS provider because they were one of the first in the business to offer what we needed for a good price. We use their VPSs to host websites for our customers. They offer a good range of VPS so we can choose the right size for the customer.
  • Good value for money.
  • Great support if needed.
  • Good range of products.
  • A cheaper backup solution.
  • The smallest VPS with two cores instead of one.
  • An even cheaper VPS (but the current offering is already very good).
Any hosted VPS solution running all kinds of Linux flavours. It is quick to set up a new VPS and have it running in very little time. I love the simplicity in which everything just works. It can be as small as you want to the biggest as needed. It just works.
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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We rely on Linode to fulfill our cloud computing requirements, leveraging Virtual Private Servers (VPS) across our suite of products and services deployed on production sites. Linode serves as the backbone for our daily development operations, encompassing testing processes and hosting needs. Additionally, we utilize Linode for web and email hosting, as well as managing Domain Name Servers (DNS) and orchestrating Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. Essentially, Linode is integral to our entire operational ecosystem, supporting various facets of our business infrastructure and workflow.
  • Virtual Private Server.
  • Web hosting.
  • Domain Name Server.
  • Linode CLI.
  • Monitoring
Linode stands out as the optimal choice for on-demand Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), seamlessly spinning up Virtual Private Servers (VPS) to meet our dynamic needs. Its user-friendly dashboard offers unparalleled ease in monitoring critical metrics such as CPU load, RAM utilization, and network traffic, providing valuable insights into our system's performance in real-time. Moreover, Linode excels in managing Domain Name Servers (DNS), offering a comprehensive array of Zone Records to effectively handle our domain management requirements.One of Linode's notable strengths lies in its compatibility with automation tasks through the Linode API. This capability empowers us to streamline and optimize our processes by automating various tasks, enhancing efficiency and reducing manual intervention. In essence, Linode not only delivers exceptional performance and reliability but also offers the flexibility and tools necessary to automate and manage our infrastructure seamlessly.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Linode for all of our production Web and API hosting, powering not only our websites and apps, but our customers websites and apps. Linode enables us to host all of our public facing systems on secure and scalable Linux based system, with minimal downtime and well documented (and so easily preparable for) network outage windows.
  • Price.
  • Easy of use.
  • Security.
  • Reliability.
  • More product offerings.
  • Improved Windows support.
  • More geo-located options.
Linode is suitable if you are a start up, as it is not only low cost, but easily scalable. You do not suffer from vendor lock in to the degree you would on the Microsoft or AWS platforms. Linode's documentation is also quite extensive, and there support are their if you really get stuck. For the price, you will not find another provider with better performance or uptime.
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
LAMP stack hosting of websites.
  • Self service VMs
  • DNS management
  • Scale up and down
  • In my experience, in the past 3 months, the downtime in the London data centre has been regular and sustained with repeated +1 hour whole datacentre outages.
  • I feel the downtime disclosure is not very forthcoming. They need to provide better forensic detail of outages which have been way too regular in London Lately.
  • In my experience, a server disk fault resulted in the loss of a whole VM and all its data! They were unable to recover, so we needed to resort to our disaster recovery backups.
Great for LAMP stacks and quick spin-up VMS. Bad for critical infrastructure due to outages.
Dave Warren | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We were a small hosting company, all of our web servers and various other services were run on Linode's platform. Although I have largely exited the Webhosting industry, I still have a few Linodes hosting our internal applications, customer-facing website, and a few remaining customer sites. To this day, I run some public mirrors for a few open-source projects.
  • Pricing
  • Reliability
  • Hardware/Technical Support
  • S3-compatible storage expensive
  • Bandwidth Alliance membership was dropped silently
Linode is a self-managed platform, you get a VPS that you control, and you need to know what you're getting into. If you're comfortable as a system administrator, then Linode is fantastic, but if you want a ready-to-go web host, Linode isn't your thing.

Having true root access including the ability to deploy your file system is spectacular, and you aren't limited to what their backend tools want to offer. I did have issues with jitter when trying to run our VoIP platform on Linode, but admittedly, my office's internet provider is not well-connected to where Linode's servers are located. We had similar issues [with] other VPS providers until we went to a VoIP-specific provider. I wish they offered Windows Servers too, but I'm a minority there.
Erik Arneson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I've used Linode for virtual private servers for over a decade. They have been consistent, reliable, affordable, and more effective than I could hope. Currently, my Linode VPSs serve as both the frontend webservers and backend database servers for every website I host. Recently I also deployed Linode object storage to manage backups and large object delivery, and it was a very low-effort move from my previous AWS S3 implementation.
  • Their virtual private servers are fast and easy to deploy and manage.
  • DNS integration is a really welcome bonus.
  • Object storage is easy to implement and deploy.
  • Better API access to object storage public URLs.
As a fairly small business owner, Linode is my cloud service provider of choice for any deployment that requires long-running virtual private servers. They are an excellent alternative to the big-name monolithic cloud service providers like GCP and AWS, and frankly, Linode is friendly and personable. It feels like they are always ready to support even their smallest customers.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We are currently using Linode shared instances for hosting our entire project, as well as Linode's block storage for managing storage capacity. We have begun migration away from some services we were relying on AWS for, and moving them onto Linode's platform including some Amazon S3 storage and moving them to block.
  • Reliability.
  • Customer Service.
  • Price.
  • Less features than AWS.
My organization has relied heavily on AWS for everything for many years - however we have started migrating to more and more of Linode's services. The customer support is faster and better, the prices are more affordable, and the speed and reliability is equal to what AWS was offering. I am also confident in the ability to scale under Linode.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Linode powers the servers that run our website and blog.
  • Reliable services.
  • Excellent web interfaces.
  • Competitive pricing.
  • Excellent documentation.
  • No cons! Maybe it could be even cheaper or easier to use…
I came to Linode without much prior experience managing servers. I really appreciated the thorough documentation to help me set up a server, configure a web server, keep the system as secure as possible, and maintain everything. I can start small and grow with Linode as my company grows.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
atanda web presence services is a boutique Internet service provider. We use Linode virtual machines in several regions in the provision of web and email hosting services to American and European small businesses and creative individuals. Linode provides stable and reliable high-performance platforms for our LAMP environments to run on. In addition, their technical customer service, when required, is friendly, professional, and dedicated to getting problems solved quickly and completely.
  • Linode virtual machines are easy to set up and maintain.
  • Linode support services, when needed, are prompt, professional, and thorough.
  • Linode provides a cost-effective solution for cloud-based services.
  • Nothing to see here...
Linode virtual machines are perfect for hosting multiple virtual LAMP servers using products such as Virtualmin.com .
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Linode to host client software products, and internally to automate tasks and make use of centralized storage. We have a number of Linodes set up, covering various sizes, Linux configurations and geographic location. They are used on a daily basis, and all our customer services rely on these systems.
  • Uptime - high availability and great communication about upcoming maintenance.
  • Customer Service - Very technical contacts, able to understand requirements and assist if necessary.
  • Pricing - Very competitive pricing, pay for what you use.
  • I literally cannot think of a con.
It does exactly what it's supposed to do - provide us with Linux servers with high availability and easy of management.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We are a software company who uses Linode to host our own servers as well as selling the option to our customers to host our product with Linode.
  • Availability.
  • Options.
  • Ease of use.
  • Support
  • Often takes multiple tries to reach a rep who understands (or pays proper attention to) a question/problem.
  • Pricing compared to Digital Ocean
Reliability, options, global data center locations.

Pricey for for non-corporate/private use.
Duncan McMillan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Linode’s virtual dedicated servers for hosting websites and web applications on behalf of our clients. We have also used Linode’s services in the past to provide hosting infrastructure for our own projects.
  • Linode’s documentation is excellent, making it easy to set up and configure for most typical use cases. When a little extra help has been needed, their technical support has always been responsive, friendly, and to the point.
  • Linode’s service plans are priced competitively and provide excellent value for money. They also provide the flexibility to easily and quickly scale things up and down as required.
  • Communication has always been good, with plenty of notice when there are planned changes to the network and infrastructure. On the very rare occasion that there has been a problem with the system, they have always been open and transparent.
Linode is my preferred supplier for self-managed web hosting.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Linode to host my business website as well as custom websites for clients. I also host apps related to providing services to my customers, like network management controllers.
  • Reliability.
  • Technology.
  • Transparency.
  • Simplicity and focus.
  • Support.
  • Speed.
  • Documentation.
  • Community.
  • Finding documentation relating to the specific technologies active on my account.
  • Low quota for deployment images gets in the way sometimes.
  • S3 compatible storage isn’t ALWAYS compatible.
If you just need a website and don’t have a desire to learn server administration, Linode isn’t for you. For any service where virtualized servers are appropriate, it’s hard for me to see where Linode would be unsuitable. They’ve always handled my needs, from a simple $5 “nanode” to clusters of servers providing online learning environments and video processing/transcoding/hosting for an online higher ed institution.
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