Compute Instances - Guides

Basics

• Get Started with Compute Instances
• Create a Compute Instance
• Setting Up and Securing a Compute Instance
• Monitor and Maintain a Compute Instance
• Resize a Compute Instance

Management Tasks

• Access Your System Console Using Lish (Linode Shell)
• Access Your Desktop Environment Using Glish (Linode Graphical Shell)
• Reset Root Password
• Clone a Compute Instance
• Physically Group Compute Instances to Meet Your Needs
• Initiate a Cross Data Center Migration
• Configure Email Alerts for Resource Usage on Compute Instances

Linux Distributions

• Choosing a Linux Distribution
• Packages Included on Linode Distribution Images
• Linode Packages Mirrors for Various Distributions
• Install a Custom Linux Distribution

Disks and Configurations

• Manage Disks and Storage
• Configuration Profiles
• Managing the Kernel
• Copy a Disk Over SSH
• Copying a Disk to a Different Account

Networking

• Manage IP Addresses
• Configure rDNS (Reverse DNS)
• Automatically Configure Networking with Network Helper
• Manual Network Configuration
• Configure Failover
• An Overview of IPv6 on Linode
• DHCP IP Address Reference

Metadata (Automated System Configuration with Cloud-Init)

• Overview of the Metadata Service
• Cloud-Config Usage and Examples
• How to Use the Metadata Service API

Recovery and Troubleshooting

• Recover from Unexpected Shutdowns with Lassie (Shutdown Watchdog)
• Rescue and Rebuild
• Troubleshooting General Issues
• Troubleshooting Connection Issues
• Troubleshooting SSH Issues
• Troubleshooting Memory Issues
• Troubleshooting Firewall Issues
• Troubleshooting Web Servers, Databases, and Other Services

GPU Instances

• Installing the NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit: Details on installing the NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, required to make full use of your GPU instance.

NVIDIA Documentation

• CUDA FAQ: NVIDIA’s FAQ resource for the CUDA platform.

• NVIDIA CUDA Installation Guide for Linux: The main installation guide for installing the CUDA Toolkit.

• CUDA Samples: Code samples demonstrating features found within the CUDA Toolkit.

• CUDA C++ Best Practices Guide: Discusses the best practices that developers can implement to get the most out of GPU instances.

• CUDA C++ Programming Guide: Provides details on how to develop programs that target GPUs.

Going Further

Hosting a Website

• Host a Website on Ubuntu 18.04

• How to Choose a Static Site Generator

• Host a Website with High Availability

Set Up a Web Server

• Web Server Guides

Migrate to Linode

• Migrate from Shared Hosting to Linode

• Best Practices when Migrating to Linode