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I used Linode for a really long time, hosting all sorts of personal projects over the years. A few Wordpress setups, some PhpBB forums, and other random small p

by kyrra 9y ago

I used Linode for a really long time, hosting all sorts of personal projects over the years. A few Wordpress setups, some PhpBB forums, and other random small projects that I worked on. It was always nice having a box I could SSH into and do basic "is_it_down" ping/traceroute/nmap scans of things I was trying to reach. Since all of my dynamic based sites are dead and I'm just on static based sites now, I just threw it all into Google Cloud Storage and host it from there (which greatly reduced my money hosting cost). Overall Linode did a great job hosting for me, especially considering the price. But moving to "cloud" providers where I don't have to worry about keeping things upgraded and secure was worth the move to me. I enjoyed it for a long while, but there are easier to maintain services out there now.

carbocation 9y ago
Likewise. I ended up switching to Google Compute because Linode didn't have block storage when I needed it, and I don't plan to head back at this point. But they were the final destination host for my first startup after trying numerous less professional services, and I'll always remember Linode fondly.
brandon272 9y ago
I think you're right that Linode could be overkill if all you have are static based sites (although presumably you could host them all on a single $5/mo. instance.) However, I find Linode's interface far less opaque and easier to use than Google and Amazon's for ongoing site management. I can also get a response from Linode in a few minutes when I submit a help request. Google's Cloud offering must have decent support, though I only know their reputation for one-on-one support across their other offerings which has traditionally been abysmal.
- kyrra 9y ago
  I loved Linode for their support. When I had issues, they were always good at responding to me and getting things resolved. AWS and GCP do have support, but you have to pay extra for it (sadly). The other nice thing about Linode was the free upgrades. When they did fleet-wide updates to CPU/Ram/Disk, you could go into their UI, click a button and be migrated fairly quickly/easily. I also agree that GCP and AWS are a lot more complicated, as they are vendor-specific ways of solving certain problems, which can be solved normally with Nginx and some configs (which is portable across any VPS/dedicated-host provider).
- tracker1 9y ago
  I've been pretty happy the handful of times I've had to interact with Google Domains' support. But for gmail, it was all but non existing.
- drewnick 9y ago
  I'm not sure if they've recently changed something, but I just started using Google's Cloud Platform and the interface is really easy to use. In just a few clicks you can provision a VM with any amount of storage and then click a button to SSH right to it - key management is handled on the backend seamlessly. Compared to other "cloud" providers I found it the easiest and it allowed the most customization.
desireco42 9y ago
I really don't understand how you could see Google or Amazon as upgrade comparing to Linode. Money for $5/mo shouldn't be the issue and it is infinitely simpler to just put things in folder then messing with Amazon or Google. That is for static sites, for more complex sites where scalability is important, I think these offer advantages.

by kyrra 9y ago

carbocation 9y ago

Likewise. I ended up switching to Google Compute because Linode didn't have block storage when I needed it, and I don't plan to head back at this point. But they were the final destination host for my first startup after trying numerous less professional services, and I'll always remember Linode fondly.

brandon272 9y ago

I think you're right that Linode could be overkill if all you have are static based sites (although presumably you could host them all on a single $5/mo. instance.) However, I find Linode's interface far less opaque and easier to use than Google and Amazon's for ongoing site management. I can also get a response from Linode in a few minutes when I submit a help request. Google's Cloud offering must have decent support, though I only know their reputation for one-on-one support across their other offerings which has traditionally been abysmal.

kyrra 9y ago
I loved Linode for their support. When I had issues, they were always good at responding to me and getting things resolved. AWS and GCP do have support, but you have to pay extra for it (sadly). The other nice thing about Linode was the free upgrades. When they did fleet-wide updates to CPU/Ram/Disk, you could go into their UI, click a button and be migrated fairly quickly/easily. I also agree that GCP and AWS are a lot more complicated, as they are vendor-specific ways of solving certain problems, which can be solved normally with Nginx and some configs (which is portable across any VPS/dedicated-host provider).
tracker1 9y ago
I've been pretty happy the handful of times I've had to interact with Google Domains' support. But for gmail, it was all but non existing.
drewnick 9y ago
I'm not sure if they've recently changed something, but I just started using Google's Cloud Platform and the interface is really easy to use. In just a few clicks you can provision a VM with any amount of storage and then click a button to SSH right to it - key management is handled on the backend seamlessly. Compared to other "cloud" providers I found it the easiest and it allowed the most customization.

desireco42 9y ago

I really don't understand how you could see Google or Amazon as upgrade comparing to Linode. Money for $5/mo shouldn't be the issue and it is infinitely simpler to just put things in folder then messing with Amazon or Google. That is for static sites, for more complex sites where scalability is important, I think these offer advantages.