Slackware on Linode

drmozes · 03-18-2022, 05:20 AM

Hi
Just out of curiosity, does anybody here run Slackware on Linode?

SCerovec · 03-18-2022, 06:31 AM

Didier Spaier · 03-18-2022, 08:08 AM

The website slint.fr (SSL certificate from letsencryt managed with acme.sh) is hosted on Linode as well as my email server and a mumble server, in a Qemu VM running slackware64-14.2 (image initially provided by Linode, with packages added).

Some facts:

Code:

didier@darkstar:~$ uname -a
Linux darkstar 5.14.17-x86_64-linode150 #1 SMP Thu Nov 11 13:17:05 EST 2021 x86_64 AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core Processor AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
didier@darkstar:~$ 
Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/root        24G  4.6G   20G  20% /
devtmpfs        475M     0  475M   0% /dev
tmpfs           479M  584K  479M   1% /run
tmpfs           479M     0  479M   0% /dev/shm
cgroup_root     479M     0  479M   0% /sys/fs/cgroup
didier@darkstar:~$ ls -1 /var/log/packages/|wc -l
665
didier@darkstar:~$ inxi
CPU: Single Core (4-Die) AMD EPYC 7601 (-UP-) speed: 2200 MHz 
Kernel: 5.14.17-x86_64-linode150 x86_64 Up: 65d 1h 23m 
Mem: 742.0/957.2 MiB (77.5%) Storage: 25.00 GiB (19.0% used) Procs: 145 
Shell: bash 4.3.48 inxi: 3.0.37

Support and connectivity are very good, I pay without the taxes 5$ per month for this nanode 1GB plus 2$ per month for the backup service (yes, I am lazy). The VM is in Frankfurt (Germany).

So I am a happy Linode customer so far.

tramtrist · 03-18-2022, 08:13 AM

I do.. and have for years. Works great. Very little downtime. Can't recommend it enough

dchmelik · 03-18-2022, 11:06 AM

Mostly I run Slackware servers at home, but yes, one on Linode, which seems to be the most helpful remote shell or virtual private server (VPS) company of 10+ I've used.

the3dfxdude · 03-18-2022, 12:21 PM

Yes, I do.

phalange · 03-18-2022, 03:49 PM

I started recently. It appears that the billing is easier to manage than DO. You pick a plan for $X.00 and it will not exceed that. I haven't seen my first bill yet though...

Slack15 is available now which is nice. The documentation isn't quite as strong as DO but it's generally ok. So far so good.

astrogeek · 03-18-2022, 04:29 PM

Me too!

Multiple linodes from 1 to multiple CPUs and corresponding RAM and storage from those plans. Differing use cases, continuously for 8+ years.

I have been exceedingly well pleased to this point!

The ability to spin up a Slackware instance for as little as $0.0075/hr capped at $5/month, for as long or short a period of use as desired is really difficult to beat!

I have not found it necessary to interact with their support more than a few times, but always pleased with the results.

They were recently acquired by Akami as I recall, but stated in the notification email that nothing should change... here's hoping!

mralk3 · 03-18-2022, 04:49 PM

I usually activate a fresh Linode to act as a VPN server when I am traveling. I enroll in the back up feature and I buy an extra IP address for administrative purposes. Sometimes I use it as a personal cloud server, which is only accessible via the VPN. Web site deployment testing, file server, git server that mirrors my git repos at home, and vpn access to trusted friends and family.

The pricing is very accommodating and the service is excellent. The network is fast and the convenience of choosing from a few different data centers is helpful too. Uptime was as advertised.

When I went to Alaska a while ago I used my phone to access my home network. The Linode network speed was excellent due to my servers being located in California. If you were going to compare to digital ocean it seems like the Linode network is more secure.

scuzzy_dog · 03-18-2022, 05:37 PM

Running CentOS on linode currently. However looking to migrate to Slackware 15. If I can ever find the time.

I read about problems with a ca-cert on a fresh 15 install. But easily fixed. Are there any other gotcha you all have run into?

Did you install the provided linode slack 15 image or build it yourself?

kingbeowulf · 03-18-2022, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by drmozes

Hi
Just out of curiosity, does anybody here run Slackware on Linode?

https://www.linuxgalaxy.org runs on Linode using https://freedns.afraid.org/ for DNS services. Used to be under my desk, but keeping track of dynamic DNS for residential internet was annoying.

That reminds me, The Linux Changelog Project needs updating. Time to beat that lazy code monkey.

Pithium · 03-18-2022, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kingbeowulf

That reminds me, The Linux Changelog Project needs updating. Time to beat that lazy code monkey.

Migrating everything to 15.0 on linode. Gotta get all the deps organized. At least I won't need any pip/pypi bullshit going forward.

drmozes · 03-19-2022, 12:58 PM

Thanks for the replies and good to see the positive feedback.
One more Q - do you setup/maintain the Linode configuration from within their web control centre or maintain it via the API/CLI or some infrastructure orchestration tool such as Terraform?

Pithium · 03-19-2022, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drmozes

Thanks for the replies and good to see the positive feedback.
One more Q - do you setup/maintain the Linode configuration from within their web control centre or maintain it via the API/CLI or some infrastructure orchestration tool such as Terraform?

My approach is this: if you are someone who needs a specific management tool, then you already know who you are

I use the web interface to set everything up but most of my management activities happen via ssh. But I only run 2 production instances so I've not had a reason for anything beyond what linode provides.

Didier Spaier · 03-19-2022, 06:23 PM

Usually only through ssh, only using the web interface in case of a big issue (like recently I had to restore the whole system from a backup due to a mistake I made).