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Getting Started on the Linode Platform

Our goal at Linode is to make cloud computing simple, accessible, and affordable. To this end, the Linode platform offers a variety of user-friendly cloud solutions, all of which have clear and predictable pricing and can be managed using an intuitive browser-based interface (the Cloud Manager), the command line (the Linode CLI), or programmatically through an API (the Linode API).

Creating a Compute Instance on the Linode Platform

This guide walks you through creating a Compute Instance (also frequently called a Linode) through the Cloud Manager.

How to Choose a Compute Instance Plan

Linode offers multiple Compute Instance types, each of which can be equipped with various amounts of resources.

How to Resell Linode Services

Linode warmly welcomes and encourages the reselling of our services to third-party customers. Anyone can resell Linode services.

How to Choose a Data Center

Deploying your Linode to a geographically advantageous data center can make a big difference in connection speeds to your server.

Network Transfer Usage and Costs

OverviewNetwork transfer is the exchange of data between two computers over the public internet or a private network.

Create an Account for a Developer to Work on Your Linode

One of the most powerful features of Linode’s unmanaged service is the amount of control Linode users have over their account and the software installed on their systems.

Package Mirrors

Linode offers public package mirrors for Ubuntu, Debian, and CentOS. When you install updates and new packages, you must download them from package mirrors.

Automating Server Builds

Why You Should Automate Server BuildsManually configuring systems is a good way to learn, but it’s also a time consuming process which is prone to human error.

Monitor and Maintain a Linode Compute Instance

Now that your Linode is up and running, it’s time to think about monitoring and maintaining your server.

Linode Support

Linode provides live technical support services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Linode Support ensures network availability, verifies that you can access your Linode, resolves performance issues with hosts, and works to fix any service-related issues you may be experiencing.

How to Set Up and Secure a Linode Compute Instance

After you have successfully created a Compute Instance, there are a few initial configuration steps you should perform within your new Linux system.

Linode Beginner's Guide

If you’re relatively new to Linux system administration, or just new to our platform, this guide will help address some of the most common questions we receive.

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