I recently signed up for a hosting account with Linode.com. After struggling for hears with slow sites on shared hosting it was time to move up in the hosting ranks. I was not quite ready for a dedicated server – so a VPS (virtual private server) was the next logical step. When I first started looking for a host I was over whelmed. The choices in this segment are mind boggling. I did some research and it landed me at Linode. The pricing was attractive. I could deploy just about any flavor of Linux I wanted. The server was mine – I could do with it what I wanted. The first few weeks were full of learning. It involed me installing a distro – configuring – blowing it away – and starting over.
A few things I really like about Linode:
- The Linode manager (full control of your install).
- Blazing fast speeds – choice of data center.
- Great support
- A really good forum – I was able to find all of my answers by searching the forums.
- Choice of distros – fast install
