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 the permissions you have, so you'll only be able to manipulate objects you have access to (the grants system was implemented in our last Linode Manager release).  There are already Python and Perl bindings, with more to come.

More information is available here:

• Linode API Homepage
• Linode API Documentation(html) (pdf)
• Linode API Python Bindings
• Linode API Perl Bindings

To take advantage of your Linode's new space, simply log into the Linode Manager, shut down your Linode, and resize your disk existing disk by clicking on it and entering in a new size.  Alternatively, you could create another disk image and add it to your existing configuration profile, reboot, and mount it.

Again, on behalf of the Linode team, I thank you for your patronage.

Did you know that you can migrate your Linode to any of our four facilities? Switching datacenters is simple: One button press and your Linode and its contents are automatically migrated.  If you're interested, please submit a support ticket.  We'll set up a migration and issue you the new IPs, and you can shutdown and initiate the migration when you're ready.

You can test ping and download times for all four of our facilities with the links provided in this forum post.

Single Sign On

• Multiple Linodes can now be managed much more intuitively under one Linode.com account.
• Linking multiple accounts together is no longer necessary.
• Linodes can be tagged with a label that you can change at any time, which makes identifying multiple Linodes much easier
• Adding a Linode to your account is a piece of cake.  It's as easy as: "Add a Linode" link off the Linodes sub-tab, select the plan, confirm. Done.
• A much requested feature, you can now change your username at any time.  Amen.

Multiuser Support

• You can now create additional Linode.com users that are able to log into your account.
• Our system now allows you to restrict a user's access to specific Linodes, DNS zones, or even create a "billing only" user.
• Timezone preference setting is now per User vs per Customer

Instance-Day Billing

• Similar to Amazon's EC2, this feature allows you to add Linodes or extras and receive a pro-rated credit to your account when you remove them. This is perfect for short term projects or tasks (or if you want to show your friends how cool Linode is without giving them access to your production server).

Linode.com Account Persistence

• If you remove all of your Linodes from your account (but don't cancel your account), your Linode.com login will remain valid.
• You can return at any time and use any of your credit remaining.
• Your DNS zones will remain, but they won't be served unless you have a billable Linode.

Web-based AJAX Console

• Although we implemented this many months ago, there was no official announcement.  Welp, there's browser based console access to your Linode.
• The browser console automatically authenticates you.  Entering in your username and password is no longer required
• There is a console server in each data center.  Launching the console directs you to the console server in the same data center as the Linode.

Graphs

• Disk IO Graphs to compliment the CPU and network graphs
• A new graph history interface

Support Tickets

• Tickets can be opened regarding a specific object (a Linode or a DNS zone).
• All users with access to that object will be able to see the ticket, receive ticket updates via email, and can participate in the ticket.

My thanks go out to those that helped test the new version -- you guys were a big help!

Existing installs can, of course, upgrade.

What does Xen mean for you? Xen has less overhead compared to UML. Xen Linodes have 4 processors. They support kernel modules. They support 32 and 64 bit kernels. We're running the latest Xen version (3.2.1) which means we can support paravirt_ops kernels (pv_ops), which means we can have kernels newer than 2.6.18 (which a lot of our competitors force you to use). In short, Linodes will be much, much faster under Xen.

From here on, all new host hardware will be deployed running Xen. New accounts should land on these machines, but there's still a chance a new Linode will land on a UML host. If this happens, or you are already on a UML host and want to move over, just submit a ticket. However, it's just a matter of time before all our machines are running on Xen -- we'll announce the upgrade schedule in the next few weeks.

• 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, Mac OS X

Linode is a pioneer in the virtual server industry. We're a small, open company, willing to give you the keys to the kingdom, enabling you to contribute in a big way. We're looking for talented, self-starters, with the aptitude to quickly learn and adapt.

Please send your resume and a one page writing sample to work@linode.com.

Also, charges from us will now be labeled on your credit card statements as "Linode.com" instead of "Shore Network Technologies."