thanks juul!  do you know of any with web-based consoles?  his computer is
totally locked down and can't even run terminal.

On Wed, 14 Dec 2016, Marc Juul wrote:

On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 1:26 PM, Jake <jake@spaz.org> wrote:

my friend Christopher is trying to learn linux and coding of various
kinds, but
he doesn't have a computer that he can install software onto, so i'm
recommending that he get a VPS somewhere, install linux on it, and play
with
web stuff and use it as his computer until he can get his own hardware
back.

is linode a good choice?  i'm not sure if he has funds to pay subscription
fees
or whether he would need to find a free one, or maybe he can get started
with a
digitalocean free giftcard if someone has one.

Tell him to keep an eye on https://lowendbox.com/ for deals.

There was recently a $1.25 per month VPS but it's all sold out now. I've
seen $10 per year before as well.


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