Questions tagged [linode]

Linode is a virtual server hosting business that specializes in Linux boxes.

Linode is a virtual server hosting business that specializes in Linux boxes.

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How do I create a new linode and move my current websites and data to it?

I am a relative newby to managing my own server. I set up a Linode a while ago, installed Ubuntu 9.1 (Karmic) followed by Apache, MySQL, my websites, some mods etc. What I didn't realise was that, not only could I upgrade my version of Ubuntu, but…
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Set PasswordAuthentication to no, now can't log in on Linode server

I was following this tutorial trying to set up keys so I can log in without a password http://linux-sxs.org/networking/openssh.putty.html Problem is, I followed his instructions except, I generated the key locally, and unless you did exactly as he…
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How to install Ruby on a Linode server?

As the title says, what's the best way to install Ruby and then Ruby on Rails on a Linode server?
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Reverse DNS from Linode when domain is registered elsewhere?

I currently have a domain, call it example.com, hosted on Dreamhost, and also a Linode VPS. The Linode lives in a subdomain of the Dreamhost domain, foo.example.com. What I want is to configure reverse DNS so that it will report itself as being at…
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Server specs recommendations

I currently have a Linode 512 VPS with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (32bit). I recently opened my website which attracts a lot of users from social networks and I've been hitting some CPU limits lately. I'm getting around 20k users per day, today I had to…
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centos server shared files

I am wanting to implement a multi-server specialised hosting environment. I currently have a cloud solution comprising of 3 centos boxes (2 lamp web servers, 1 mysql). What I am wanting to do is, implement a 5 server solution where they is 3 web…
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which disto to pick for Linode?

I am basically a casual Linux user, an able web developer, and a guy who always wants to try something new. I've experienced with commercial web hostings, their names will be omitted from this thread :) I came across the ad for Linode the other day…
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Host Multiple Sites on One IP Using Apache

I have a LAMP server which hosts multiple sites. That server has a static IP address. What I would like to do is to point different domain names to different virtual hosts. For example: Domain Names abc.com xyz.com Virtual Host…
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Rsync 32bit Ubuntu to 64bit instance

I am running Ubuntu Maverick (10.10) 32bit VPS on Linode. I want to use RackSpace for "functional" backups, but they only offer 64bit on their CloudServers. Ideally I would like to be able to RSync /, but I suspect that will cause a mess with…
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Cassandra on Linode: Dark magic isn't working

Yes, I realize I'm crossing the streams by running Cassandra on Linode. Yes, I know it would be better to run it on Rackspace or Amazon, but that's immaterial right now. Basically, I've got a Private IP set up for each Linode that I plan to include…
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Website and email hosting on different servers

I have a client site currently on a Hostgator reseller account but I'd like to move the website hosting over to my Linode. The email accounts however should stay with Hostgator. DNS is also managed with Hostgator. In the " Simple DNS Zone Editor" of…
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How to manage multiple environments for an app on Ubuntu with Apache server?

I have a PHP app and I would like to host staging, demo, and production servers from one instance on Linode. The challenge I am running into is loading different environment variables for each server. I have created multiple .conf files in…
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Where can I set additional conf files for NetworkManager

I am using Linode and every single time I boot my server, Linode (cloud provider) ovewrites the file below: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 This is well documented and expected in order to keep the network interface working as expected.…
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Mysql server won't start after changing bind-address

I have two dropplets at digitalocean, one is for http server and another is for database. In mysql config /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf I have set bind-address to digitalocean private ip and everithing was working without the errors. After…
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Apache config for frontend https + Backend http

I have a server running on Linode that has 3 subdomains. Every subdomain is a diferent Angular 8 Application and have it´s own…