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!
Edit: Decided to go with Oracle’s Always Free option, as at this time being a student (i.e. poor) and just wanting to mess around and learn I can’t justify going with a non-free option when a free on is available. I am however stuck on the part where I need to create my instance. I’m getting the out of capacity error, which after reading up on means there aren’t available resources for my selected region. I can either try again daily to see if at some point they will be available or select a different region (which as far as I can tell means closing and reopening the account which I want to avoid).
You were using Linode. Now you’re using “Akamai Connected Cloud”. Linode was acquired in 2022 and the brand retired in 2023.
@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.
Yes, I’m aware. Still as good at it’s always been
Yes, just as good but at 20% higher cost.
My bill hasn’t changed but maybe I was grandfathered in.
No they didn’t grandfather anybody in, they made the price changes to compute universally back in April of last year. The only plan not changed was the $5 nanode so if that’s all you’re running then that’s probably why your bill didn’t change.