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On the other hand, here's my experience with Linode. Another host company claimed that one of my machines was doing port scan on their network. Linode opened a
by slig 13y ago
On the other hand, here's my experience with Linode.
Another host company claimed that one of my machines was doing port scan on their network. Linode opened a ticket and preemptively blocked all outgoing connections to the SSH port from my machine.
I had enough time to see what's going on and chatted with a very responsive support. The aftermath is that I moved all my data to a new linode, waited to for the DNS propagation and killed the old linode. No service disruption and no all-nighters.
I seriously can't recommend they enough. And yes, I'm aware of the security problems they had months ago, but I bet that they don't want any more damage to their brand and they're working very hard to no let that happen again.
- veemjeem 13y agoNot all VPS service providers are treated alike. Linode is probably a mid-tier VPS. Their cheapest plan is $20, which is 4x more expensive than Digital Ocean's cheapest plan of $5 a month. I would guess that most of the ultra cheap VPS plans probably won't come with a network engineer to help you.
- slig 13y agoAgreed. If I'm trying something new, or just playing with, I could try a new and cheaper host ($5/m is less than a starbucks coffee where I live). But if I'm running something that pays me money, there's no doubt that I'll choose the best provider. And the best provider, for my requirements, is only $15 more expensive.