Linode Alternative Suggestions for Small Projects

Submitted ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨promitheas@iusearchlinux.fyi⁩ to ⁨selfhosted@lemmy.world⁩

Hello everyone. I just tried to create an account with linode and got the automated cancellation email due to fraud, which left a bad taste in my mouth about the company before I even had the chance to get started.

So I am looking for alternatives that won’t break the bank, have linux options, and are fairly easy to use once you get up and running. I dont need to do anything complex, just host my small hobby projects that I’m hacking away at. I don’t have anything ready now, but I thought that with new years and all that it might be a good time to snag some deals.

Do you guys know of anything that fits? Thanks!

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filister@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Hetzner is perhaps the cheapest option.

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- exu@feditown.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  There are reports of issues with creating an account, as Hetzner also has some form of protection against fraud.
  
  That being said I myself never had any issues and been renting a dedicated server for years now. Their cloud is also amazingly cheap (in Europe).
  
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  - qaz@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I’ve been using them for at least several months and never had an issue
    
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elfio@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
A vote for netcup.eu Very happy with them after a few years already.

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PHLAK@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I’ve been using Linode for a decade (or more) now without any issues. I’d encourage you to contact their support about this issue. Assuming you’re on the up-and-up this sounds like a big and in sure they’d be happy to help.

If you decide not to go with Linode though I think Digital Ocean is a good alternative.

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- xia@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  IIRC, they have been bought out in the last decade.
  
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- EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  You were using Linode. Now you’re using “Akamai Connected Cloud”. Linode was acquired in 2022 and the brand retired in 2023.
  
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  - PHLAK@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Yes, I’m aware. Still as good at it’s always been
    
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  - rhys@mastodon.rhys.wtf ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    @EncryptKeeper @PHLAK I was using Linode, then I was using 'Akamai Connected Cloud', and now I'm using Hetzner — with a dedicated server for a third of the price of Akamai's 'cloud'-hosting — with four times the RAM and about 20x the disk space.
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revv@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Racknerd has VPSs starting at around $10/yr. Been using them to host my email/nextcloud/jellyfin proxies for a while now with no issues or unexpected downtime. They don’t have any of Linode’s advanced features, but they’re pretty hard to beat price-wise.

Link to their coupon page

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possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
That’s odd. I personally like Linode and its intuitive interface.

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- EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Akamai Connected Cloud*
  
  It’s no longer Linode.
  
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  - possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Its both
    
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- promitheas@iusearchlinux.fyi ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I never even got to see the interface haha
  
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vluz@kbin.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I got cancelled too and chose Hetzner instead. Will not do business with a company that can't get their filters working decently.

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- speq@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I tried them, but got basically the same treatment as OP with Linode. They just closed my account.
  
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  - promitheas@iusearchlinux.fyi ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Hetzner or linode closed your account?
    
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danhab99@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Vultr has some pretty cheap prices… I like them

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- EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Second Vultr. The usability is pretty close to Linode, with more convenient DC locations.
  
  I have noticed some issues with network throughput, though I don’t use mine for high bandwidth applications and I am on the cheapest tier.
  
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betsha1830@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I have personally been using OVH for $1.05/month. This offer is only available for their new customers and also is only offered in certain regions as well. I’ve been using it for my personal small projects to host my frontend projects and also as VPN server as well. It is now more than a month since I’ve been using it and haven’t had any issues so far.

Another platform I might suggest is Oracle cloud. They have a free VPS offer FOREVER. If you’re register for the first time and their system gives you an error it’s their “fair usage policy” of some sort where their system might think you’re someone that’s trying to abuse their free offerings(best not to waste time if it doesn’t work the first time). If you do register tho, you might need to do a few research when you’re starting out initially. The platform has lots of options and tools and it might get overwhelming if this is your first time. Nonetheless, I believe it is manageable tho. It just takes a little bit of time to get used to their interface.

www.ovhcloud.com/en-ie/vps/ cloud.oracle.com

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- qjkxbmwvz@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  +1 for the Oracle solution. I use one for my public IP, and port forward over WireGuard to my home. They claim something like 480Mbps, but it’s nowhere near that, at least for external traffic. But in any event I’ve been using it for a few months with no real complaints.
  
  And yes, I fully appreciate the irony of trying to self-host services to get away from big corporations, but relying on Oracle to do so.
  
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- SpaceMan9000@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Should be noted that a lot of people had their Oracle accounts revoked for no reason.
  
  People I know had their accounts terminated within 48 hours for ‘inactivity’.
  
  They also require you to constantly use the resources, the percentage gets changed whenever they want.
  
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- promitheas@iusearchlinux.fyi ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I just signed up to oracles free cloud service after watching a video where it was said it was always free, but the wording on oracle’s site made it seem like its a trial. Are there two free options?
  
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  - betsha1830@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I assume you’re referring to the two free instance you get with the x86 VMs. And that is correct. As far as I remember, they offer you two VMs with x86 1VCPU and 40GB of block storage minimum or you can create 5 VMs with ARM with CPUs with lots of cores and memory each having 40 GBs of storage(don’t remember the exact use-case). If you want to know what you are getting, please read the doc I have attached for you for always free resources. They offer you free 200GB in total and the bandwidth they offer is 20TB/month with 1Gbps speeds for each VMs (I might be wrong tho. It’s been a while since I’ve used their service). Also, in case you’re wondering why I’m not using such a wonderful free service, I used one of their servers to pirate copyrighted material. They’ll ban you without warning so read their terms of services and try not to be a fool like I am. docs.oracle.com/…/freetier_topic-Always_Free_Reso…
    
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chocolateo@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Ton of deals going on right now on lowendtalk

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- anon108@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Do you own research while picking on hosts from lowendtalk/spirit/box. Lately, seeing a lot of scams and hosts deadpooling.
  
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- cmeerw@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  There is also lowendspirit, but in both cases you have to be very careful what you buy - not everything that is advertised there will work as advertised or will work long-term
  
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- hungover_pilot@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
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  - cmeerw@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    where they will double your monthly data limit for free when you comment your order number.
    
    where they use you to spam the forum thread (for giving away something rarely anyone has any use for)
    
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Gooey0210@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Hetzner is more affordable, but few locations

But they can ban you on registration too, happened to me and i was angry 😂

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Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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IP Internet Protocol

VPN Virtual Private Network

VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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- v81@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I’d disagree with this.
  
  VPS is opposed to a dedicated server, and actually is a kind of shared hosting because as a VPS user you a allocated a ‘share’ of resources on a machine where others also have a ‘share’ of resources.
  
  Shared housing more typically refers to simpler web hosting where multiple users have their website servers from shared hardware.
  
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EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I ditched Linode after they sold to Akamai and immediately raised prices, then changed names. I shifted everything over to Vultr which is a roughly comparable service, and is a little bit cheaper. It’s not quite as polished as the company formerly known as Linode, but it does it does the job just the same.

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centof@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
It’s pretty hard to beat Oracle Cloud’s free tier Hosting.

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SeeJayEmm@lemmy.procrastinati.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Racknerd. They’re currently running a new year’s promotion. They’re reliable and inexpensive.

Another option is to use the free tier of Oracle cloud.

lowendbox.com/…/new-year-2024-deals-by-voted-1-to…

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- promitheas@iusearchlinux.fyi ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Yup, ended up going with oracle. Free is good for me, and im totally new to this so it doesnt really make a difference to me if theres a minor interface difference between 2 providers.
  
  Thanks
  
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Fewer Letters	More Letters
IP	Internet Protocol
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)