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Why I Love Linode Disk Image Options

Posted by Tom On March - 12 - 2010

This is just a quick post on another feature of Linodes I really adore. Disk image options allow you to do a number tasks with multiple disk images. One thing that is a huge help for me is the ability to resize a disk image. Now to do this, your linode needs to be powered off.

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Linode StackScripts and LAMP Servers

Posted by Tom On March - 8 - 2010

On February 8th, 2010 Linode.com announced the availability of StackScripts. The StackScripts are described as:

StackScripts™ provide a flexible way to customize our distribution templates. They’re very easy to use — find a StackScript, answer its questions, and click deploy. When the deployment is first booted, the script is executed and does its thing. You can even watch its progress by viewing the console.

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Linode Setup – Domain Email Forwarding

Posted by Tom On August - 29 - 2009

PostfixPreviously I talked about our adventure moving to the Linode.com service. Now that the websites have been running spectacularly for a few a week, I noticed that emails were not being sent or received properly from some of the domains. Doh! See how we fixed it.

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Drupal can Fly….on a Linode

Posted by Tom On August - 27 - 2009

linodecomYup, I learned this week just how well Drupal can fly. Well, maybe not measured in feet above the earth but certainly in terms of response time. Come take a look at a new setup were are testing out.

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