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

[Marc Juul]

On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 3:25 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:

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


He'd have to ask them. For the really cheap ones it will be hit or miss. He
could however get someone with a terminal program to install one on the VPS
for him:

  http://web-console.org/

Super easy. Just install apache2 and the php module and follow the
instructions.


>
>
> On Wed, 14 Dec 2016, Marc Juul wrote:
>
> 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.
>>
>>
>> --
>> marc/juul
>>
>>
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