[sudo-discuss] recommendations for vps for beginning hacker/coder

[Marc Juul]

On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 1:26 PM, Jake <jake at 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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marc/juul
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