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Obligatory Linode warning. Linode has a history of putting their customers in very uncomfortable situations. Here's a few HN threads on the previous disasters:

• digitalminstrel 9y ago
  Around November in 2015 the IRC network I host was hacked due to a breach Linode had already been informed of (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10845985 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10845985) - I had a completely unique username, password, and I even had 2FA enabled. Linode support refused to work with me, advising me to "secure my 2fa device better next time". Longevity of a company like Linode clearly isn't indicative of good business practices, only that they are the cheapest option.
• unabst 9y ago
  Why was this downvoted?
  • martey 9y ago
    Probably because of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14572970 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14572970 ? > "While you and the sources you link to are generally correct, you should probably disclose your relationship with Linode when you make these comments -- namely that you were involved with, and successfully prosecuted for, one of the more serious of the five."
    • ryanlol 9y ago
      The comment you linked is newer than the one you're responding to, probably not.
      • nimchimpsky 9y ago
        Why do you hate then so much? They are just another hosting company, I'm sure your can find holes and dirt on all of them? Why not attack an organisation that is "more evil" ?
        • ryanlol 9y ago
          First of all I need to clarify that I'd likely be making these posts even without my personal interactions with Linode, just as I'd advice against using SSL 2.0 or gasp ColdFusion if I saw someone using them. I'm certainly not alone in recommending against Linode, any sane security person will share the sentiment. >Why do you hate then so much? I don't really "hate" Linode, but I certainly don't wish them luck. Why? They wasted a bunch of my time because some guy with a very thick Aussie accent prank called them and the police while introducing himself as me. >Why not attack an organisation that is "more evil" ? I can do both, although I'm hardly "attacking" Linode. I'm simply pointing out their very poor track record, which is an indisputable fact. Why advice folks away from a hosting provider that covers up known breaches for months? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10845985 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10845985 Or one that tells their employees to lie about breaches? https://imgur.com/sJd56AT https://imgur.com/sJd56AT Or one that refused for years to spend a couple of minutes thinking about security, until it started to actually hurt their bottom line? As jsmthrowaway points out, Linode was aware of serious security issues for years and did exactly nothing to protect their customers. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14572970 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14572970