Updated Linode Plans / New Larger Linodes

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Post by sschueller » Thu, May 31, 2018, 4:15 PM UTC

Updated Linode Plans / New Larger Linodes
blog.linode.com

Re: Updated Linode Plans / New Larger Linodes

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Post by WhiteOwlLion » Thu, May 31, 2018, 4:56 PM UTC

OVH, Scaleway, Online.net have less expensive options usually with better hardware or dedicated servers.

Re: Updated Linode Plans / New Larger Linodes

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Post by andypants » Thu, May 31, 2018, 5:22 PM UTC

WhiteOwlLion wrote: post #2

OVH, Scaleway, Online.net have less expensive options usually with better hardware or dedicated servers.

OVH is not good at reliability. Entire data centers go down and there is no communication about it.

Scaleway has terrible hardware and is not reliable at all. You can turn off an instance and not be able to turn it on again because they've run out of resources. IPv6 addresses change every time your instance is stopped and started.

Online.net owns scaleway so I assume their level of service is similar but with better hardware.

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Post by projectramo » Thu, May 31, 2018, 5:30 PM UTC

Seems like these have been priced to compete with Digital Ocean.

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Post by vivab0rg » Thu, May 31, 2018, 5:50 PM UTC

In my experience as a non-American, non-European developer, Vultr still beats them all for accepting crypto currency payments.

Re: Updated Linode Plans / New Larger Linodes

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Post by walls » Thu, May 31, 2018, 5:51 PM UTC

WhiteOwlLion wrote: post #2

OVH, Scaleway, Online.net have less expensive options usually with better hardware or dedicated servers.

I swear Linode came up with an excuse to reboot my servers at least once a month.

Re: Updated Linode Plans / New Larger Linodes

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Post by petercooper » Thu, May 31, 2018, 6:04 PM UTC

walls wrote: post #6

WhiteOwlLion wrote: post #2

OVH, Scaleway, Online.net have less expensive options usually with better hardware or dedicated servers.

I swear Linode came up with an excuse to reboot my servers at least once a month.

I think mileage can vary. I had a couple of Linode VPSes get up into several hundred days until the Spectre/Meltdown upgrades..

Re: Updated Linode Plans / New Larger Linodes

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Post by LinuxBender » Thu, May 31, 2018, 6:07 PM UTC

walls wrote: post #6

WhiteOwlLion wrote: post #2

OVH, Scaleway, Online.net have less expensive options usually with better hardware or dedicated servers.

I swear Linode came up with an excuse to reboot my servers at least once a month.

I've had numerous VM's with Linode for several years. I am also on DO and Vultr. The only reboots I get are for hardware failures and the recent Spectre patches. I would say on average, 1 reboot every 2 years. I could be lucky though.

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Post by fiveFeet » Thu, May 31, 2018, 6:07 PM UTC

Are the cloud hosting services profitable at these very low prices or are they reducing the prices just to gain market share? If it is the latter, sooner or later they have to increase prices, no?

Re: Updated Linode Plans / New Larger Linodes

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Post by jethro_tell » Thu, May 31, 2018, 6:14 PM UTC

petercooper wrote: post #7

walls wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I swear Linode came up with an excuse to reboot my servers at least once a month.

I think mileage can vary. I had a couple of Linode VPSes get up into several hundred days until the Spectre/Meltdown upgrades..

Yes, That's what sticks out to me, time to patch, 6-9 months with a know, un-patched, vulnerability with no notice to customers. I wouldn't run a honey pot on Linode, their security record is abysmal and that's only the stuff we've found out about.