# Migrating from Digital Ocean to Linode

DevFeed: [Migrating from Digital Ocean to Linode](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/migrating-from-digital-ocean-to-linode-19369.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.codenameone.com/blog/migrating-from-digital-ocean-linode/>)

Author: Shai Almog

Published: 2017-01-11T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [CodeName One](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/codename-one.md>)

Topics: [Linode](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linode.md>), [Digital Ocean](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/digital-ocean.md>), [Back end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-infrastructure.md>)

Tags: [backend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backend.md>), [digital-ocean](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/digital-ocean.md>), [hosting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hosting.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [linode](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linode.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>)

## AI overview

Codename One describes moving its Linux infrastructure from DigitalOcean to Linode after finding Linode's pricing substantially lower. The migration took a couple of days, reportedly reduced Linux server expenses by half, and was completed without downtime using Cloudflare. The author notes that Linode's interface is less polished, while perceived performance may reflect a shared machine that was not yet full.

## Source excerpt

We haven't talked as much in recent years about what it takes to run Codename One. Our infrastructure and backend are pretty complex with multiple pieces working in cohort to make everything feel like a single product. As part of that we work with 5-10 different backend SaaS providers that sell us various services, this might seem like an "odd" statement since the number should be fixed but it isn't...