We are a group of industry veterans and technology enthusiasts whose goal is to create a hosting service we would want to use. We take pride in what we do and like to consider ourselves craftsmen in our industry. We strive for perfection — we want our services to be the best we can achieve.
Our custom virtual server control panel, the Linode Platform Manager (LPM), and Xen virtualization put you in complete control of your virtual server. Monitor your resource usage, configure your DNS, or even add more Linodes to your account to create your own server cluster.
Check out the great features available with every Linode.
Customer satisfaction is paramount. Our customers' needs are central to every decision we make, and it's our customers who determine the direction of our business. But don't take our word for it, listen to what some of our customers have had to say. Our customers genuinely enjoy our services and support, and we work hard to keep it that way.
All of our servers are running Intel Xeon processors, battery-backed hardware RAID, and are connected to our upstream providers via a gigabit network. We offer five world-class, geographically diverse data center facilities for you to choose from:
You can view each data center's availability here.
Virtualization is the future of hosting. It eliminates the restrictions of shared web hosting, and the expense and upkeep of dedicated servers. And, it's kinder to the environment by more efficiently utilizing resources.
Shared web hosts are notorious for overselling their servers — packing as many sites as they can onto their machines, which translates into poor performance. Shared hosting is restrictive - you're at the mercy of the provider. A Linode's resources are guaranteed. You have total control over your Linode to install custom software and run the versions of services you need.
Dedicated servers are expensive to rent or purchase and maintain, and often you're the one worrying about failed equipment. They're overpowered and underutilized. Out of band access and remote rebooting capabilities cost extra. With Linode, you share in the cost of the hardware with others, have complete root access, and have tools available that only virtualization can provide — like instant OS reinstalls, recovery modes, remote console and reboot capabilities, and much more...
The verdict is in: our customers appreciate what we're doing (almost as much as we appreciate them) and they're letting people know about it:
We have a very active community of people who enjoy helping others, participating in discussions, and documenting guides and tips for the next guy that comes along.