Introducing the Linode API

June 24, 2008 5:45 pm

We just released the first version of the Linode API.  For now, it only has methods for control over the DNS Manager, but we'll be continually adding more stuff...
To use the API, you must first generate an "api key", which you can do from your "my profile" page in the Linode Manager.  The API honors [...]

Linode 5 Year Anniversary; 20% Disk Increase

June 16, 2008 11:04 am

Today marks Linode's 5th birthday, and we wanted to extend our sincere thanks by increasing the disk space on all plans by 20%.  The extra space is available now for both existing and new customers.  We appreciate your business, so enjoy!
To take advantage of your Linode's new space, simply log into the Linode Manager, shut [...]

New Datacenter: Newark, NJ

May 31, 2008 10:02 am

Last night we turned up our initial deployment of machines at a facility in Newark, NJ.  It's operated by NAC, who runs an impressive facility, has many great peering arrangements, and doesn't block any ports.  We've got redundant gigabit uplinks, plenty of power and cooling, and room to grow.  We're hoping that this facility will [...]

New Linode Manager released

May 15, 2008 3:46 pm

We've released a new version of the Linode Manager with many goodies.  Besides a reorganization of the code (which makes us devs happy), the locations of many pre-existing features have been reorganized as well. But, the real news is this has enabled us to implement some cool features...
Single Sign On

Multiple Linodes can now be managed [...]

Linode 2880 now available

May 13, 2008 4:18 pm

We've had a few requests for larger Linodes.   So, a new plan has just been created -- the Linode 2880.  Enjoy!

James Barrett joins Linode

1:05 pm

James Barrett (aka jadoba), of PLUG fame, has joined the Linode team effective today.  Jim maintains the Debiosk, which is a system for quickly building Debian based kiosks.  Welcome aboard Jim!

Linodes in Xen

March 28, 2008 12:42 pm

It's official -- Xen is now live at Linode. It's been a long road, almost four years in fact, but, with the help of our community, the most recent beta program has finally proven Xen to be ready for action.
What does Xen mean for you? Xen has less overhead compared to UML. [...]

Linode is hiring!

March 19, 2008 10:40 am

Linode, LLC is seeking software developers in the Atlantic County, NJ area. The ideal candidate would have experience with several of the following items, and a passion to learn the rest:

ColdFusion, Perl, PHP, Ruby (on rails), XHTML, CSS
Object Oriented Design
MVC frameworks
Relational Database Design and SQL
System Administration
User Mode Linux, Xen, Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM)
Computer Networking
Linux, [...]

Linode now accepts Discover Card

9:37 am

Linode is now accepting Discover card for payment, in addition to Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. There have been a few requests for this, so while we were tweaking our merchant account we made sure to add it. Now you can start accumulating your cashback bonus points while paying for your Linode subscription.
Also, [...]

Private Back-End Network Support

March 14, 2008 1:51 pm

We've created a private Local Area Network (LAN), in each datacenter, upon which Linodes can join, without having to worry about the transfer counting against their monthly network quota. This feature allows for some interesting possibilities. For instance, creating sets of front-end webserver Linodes and back-end database server Linodes which communicate [...]