Ok, I'm new here and do not have a linode account yet.
At this time I'm on shared hosting.
On my current hosting I just upgraded because I ran over 1000 tables in MySQL.
Now they tell me my file count is too high at a little over 200,000 files.
This is a new site that I have started so it does not have munch user content yet but has a large amount of subdomains.

My questions:

Does linodes have limits on their database tables and file counts?
On my current hosting I'm only using about 2gb hdd space.
Only know a little of linux command line. Can cpanel be added?

I've been using my current hosting for several years with no complaints.
I understand why my hosting has a problem with my usage.
Is Linode right for me?

David

There are no limits on database tables, file counts or otherwise. You can have as much as you like, as long as it's within the disk space and bandwidth transfer quotas. With the smallest plan, you get 20 GB storage space and 200 GiB transfer.


You can add any type of control panel software you'd like, even cPanel, but you're responsible for installing, maintaining and keeping a license for this yourself. As far as I know, Linode is not a reseller for any third party control panel software such as cPanel, so you'll have to purchase a cPanel license from a reseller yourself.

Also note that for cPanel, you'll have to go for the VPS Optimized option, considering that the Linode servers are VPS, or Virtual Private Servers.


From what I've seen in the forums, Linode's customers range anywhere from beginner/novice users to advanced/expert users, and even people who use a Linode, and hire someone else (a Linux and/or VPS specialist) to provide maintenance and customizations.

There's an inode limit, which basically translates to the maximum number of files. On my Linode 512 it's 1.2 million.

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sleddog

Thanks sleddog,
Where do I find this info on inodes in the TOS?

It's not a policy enforced limit - it's a combination of at-mkfs-time options and the size of the disk image. We provide you the tools to re-mkfs your filesystem using any available Linux filesystems and tools.

A Linode is a virtual computer. You can run our provided kernels, or run your own (pv_ops via pv_grub). The Linode Manager gives you tools to manipulate its disks. You're free to do whatever you want from there.

In the context of the question I believe you are asking: Linode does not place any limits on you.

-Chris

Thanks Chris,
I think I have until Sept. 6 before my host shuts me down.
So I'm trying to find the right place to land.
I've looked at allot of VPS hosting and it's hard to determine which one to go with.
I'm use to Cpanel but have used Knoppix allot for repairing windows systems so I know a little about the command line.

What Linux distribution should I use?

Well, if you're most familiar with Knoppix, perhaps you'd enjoy a Debian-based distro, like Ubuntu. Or Debian.

i use debian myself, but for customers I use ubuntu lts becasue it is supported for 5 years by ubuntu.

You won't regret learning more linux, you'll have to learn it anyway to fix cpanel when it breaks, and that's a lot harder than a plain distro.

are you going to be hosting more than the one site? If not, then cpanel is very much overkill

Thanks glg

Just one site.

then definitely read up on the library articles, they'll walk you through installing everything

mmcsus sounds so much like me. I steered a friend to linode 3 years ago, but was scared to come here myself because of command line Linux. I was firmly entrenched into cPanel.

To finally (early 2012) get over the fear hump, I simply bought a book. Mark Sobell's "A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors and Shell Programming" gave me the comfort level I needed. Though I still use FileZilla's View/Edit capability linked to NotePad++ to edit files on the web host, rather than using a Linux editor. Some 20 year old command line PC DOS experience also helped.

As for distro, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS would be my strong recommendation.

Ok,
I went with linode 512 and Debian6 now I have questions about mysql.
I will ask them in the regular forum.
Thanks