Setting up Dreamwidth on Linode

These instructions will help you set up Dreamwidth on Linode hosting, brought to you by exor674.

Ordering

Newark is the best choice for a node location because it has a guaranteed 64-bit host.

Setting up a Linux Deployment

Click on "Deploy a Linux Distribution":

This will bring you to the Linode Distribution Wizard.

1. Click on "Ubuntu 9.04 64bit"
2. Enter at least "3096" as the disk image size; ideally, you can just use whatever space you have left in your account.
3. Enter "256" for Swap
4. Enter password, and hit "Create Profile"

Warning: "The image shows selecting an outdated version of Ubuntu. Select 9.04 instead to be up-to-date.

Go to the "Network" tab, and click on "Add Private IP".

And take note of the text after "eth0"--this is your node's public IP--and the text under "for manual configuration"--your private network IP.

Getting into the node

Go back to the "Dashboard" tab, hit "Boot", and wait for the task to complete. Open your SSH client and SSH to root@noted eth0 address, and enter your root password:

Tada! You are now logged in and can issue commands.

Installing from scratch

You can now proceed with the Dreamwidth Scratch Installation on the profile you created.