I have what I perceive to be a very basic question. Exploring tonight I tried out linode! Yay me, long time lurker and short time caller. Choosing marketplace I picked the desired app. Saw the limitations in OS and then I clicked play.
Once I did my candy store testing I deleted it. I wondered the whole time, what is the difference between a INSERT APP Linode 4 instance and a Linode 4 instance that I setup from scratch? Is it simple ease of use and quickness of setup? So that I would have to come back in and make sure that I secure my server just like normal but the application is online? The cost scheme doesn’t seem to change based on application. Thank you all for your wisdom, in advance.
There is no difference between their one-click apps and you installing any given software on your VPS yourself. All they are doing here is providing the convenience of saving you the hassle of actually setting it up yourself.
They basically have a bunch of scripts sitting around that will set up things like WordPress or NextCloud of Plex for you, that will run on a new VPS if you like. Or you can choose to go without and set whatever you like up yourself.
Welcome to Linode. Been using it since December and have my Wordpress and VPN running on it. I have liked it much better than AWS and Azure. I wish that they offered newer compatible images of Debian but I understand how it integrates with their management systems.