Linode is a great cloud provider with a large number of regions and datacenters available. They provide good network and overall reliability.
Supported Services
| Service | Supported |
|---|
| Compute | ✅ |
| Private network | ✅ |
| Firewall | ✅ |
| Volumes | ✅ |
| Floating IP | ✅ |
| Snapshots | ❌ |
Supported Regions
| Continent | Country | City | Datacenter |
|---|
| Asia | India | Mumbai | ap-west |
| Asia | Australia | Sydney | ap-southeast |
| Asia | Singapore | Singapore | ap-south |
| Asia | Japan | Tokyo | ap-northeast |
| Europe | United Kingdom | London | eu-west |
| Europe | Germany | Frankfurt | eu-central |
| North America | Canada | Toronto | ca-central |
| North America | USA | Dallas | us-central |
| North America | USA | Fremont | us-west |
| North America | USA | Atlanta | us-southeast |
| North America | USA | Newark | us-east |
VM Sizes
| Size | Cores | Ram | HDD | Bandwidth |
|---|
| MICRO-1C-1G | 1 | 1GB | 25GB SSD | 1 TB |
| SMALL-1C-2G | 1 | 2GB | 50GB SSD | 2 TB |
| MEDIUM-2C-4G | 2 | 4GB | 80GB SSD | 4 TB |
| LARGE-4C-8G | 4 | 8GB | 160GB SSD | 5 TB |
| XLARGE-6C-16G | 6 | 16GB | 320GB SSD | 8 TB |
| 2XLARGE-8C-32G | 8 | 32GB | 640GB SSD | 16 TB |
| 3XLARGE-16C-64G | 16 | 64GB | 1280GB SSD | 20 TB |
| 4XLARGE-24C-128G | 24 | 128GB | 2560GB SSD | 20 TB |
Why Choose Linode?
- Competitive pricing - Good value for money across all sizes
- Generous bandwidth - High transfer limits, especially on larger instances
- SSD storage - Fast and reliable solid-state drives
- Global presence - Strategic locations worldwide
- Established provider - Long-standing reputation in the industry
- Large storage options - Up to 2.5TB SSD on the largest instances
Important Limitations
- No snapshots - VM snapshots are not supported on Linode
- Backup alternatives - Use file-level backups or external solutions
Getting Started
- Select Linode as your provider in the Elestio dashboard
- Choose your preferred region based on your users' location
- Pick a VM size - note the generous bandwidth allocations
- Plan for alternative backup strategies since snapshots aren't available