Considering Linode for Fortran
This eliminates the type of hosting that I am familiar with where reseller accounts don't have root/shell access.
I am assuming that Linode may be the anser. In addition I also need to run WordPress - so a standard LAMP stack I guess ?
Could anyone confirm that I am looking at the right product here?
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And did you really mean Python 2.1? That's about nine years old at this point. If you did, I recommend installing it in /usr/local.
Enjoy! -rt
I can run multiple Linodes on the same plan yes? What exactly is a linode in unix terms - is basically just a separate partition with a separate install of the OS?
@lissie:
I can run multiple Linodes on the same plan yes? What exactly is a linode in unix terms - is basically just a separate partition with a separate install of the OS?
Simply put, a linode is a virtual machine (a Xen instance). It can run one OS at a time. You can partition your disk space however you like. You can even have multiple OS installations, but only one can run at a time.
If you want to run two different OS at the same time then you need to pay for 2 linodes.
@lissie:
Currently the client runs the server themselves - they are well aware that this is not a good option!
Why?
Seems like running a box that does nothing but compile code on a public facing VPS where you pay for not only the system resources but the bandwidth is not a good option.
I have plenty of systems in house (both physical and virtual), but I have a Linode VPS to host my Public Facing Applications (i.e. website, trouble ticket system, sales forum, etc).
@vonskippy:
@lissie:Currently the client runs the server themselves - they are well aware that this is not a good option!
Why?Seems like running a box that does nothing but compile code on a public facing VPS where you pay for not only the system resources but the bandwidth is not a good option.
I have plenty of systems in house (both physical and virtual), but I have a Linode VPS to host my Public Facing Applications (i.e. website, trouble ticket system, sales forum, etc).
Hmm - the idea is to redevelop the software into a clien/server style configuration but yes at the moment it is predominantly used as a standalone machine - and the only customer interaction is via the database of paid users which I can probably do another way.