Unified hardware telemetry for
Linode compute instances
Deploying client WordPress sites on Linode (Akamai Connected Cloud)? Clockwork Control connects directly to the Linode API v4 to poll CPU, disk I/O, and network transfer, normalizing multi-core CPU metrics across your entire fleet.
Multi-Core Normalization
Correctly converts Linode's multi-core metrics (e.g. 400% on 4 vCPU) into standard 0-100% capacity for clear fleet viewing.
Bandwidth Pool Tracking
Monitors monthly network transfer usage against Linode datacenter quotas to prevent overage surprises on agency invoices.
Global Region Sync
Maps instances across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific datacenters into a single consolidated dashboard.
Control Panel Synergy
Pairs automatically with GridPane, SpinupWP, or custom Nginx boxes running on top of your Linode compute nodes.
Help us test the Linode / Akamai API with a live fleet
The Linode module includes API v4 metric polling and multi-core CPU normalization — but we haven’t validated it across live production Linode instances yet. Have instances running on Linode? Check out our Contributing Guide to test endpoints for your agency, vibe code any fixes with Claude, and submit a pull request!
Akamai Connected Cloud telemetry made simple
Linode provides outstanding price-to-performance for agencies hosting WordPress on cloud VPS. Clockwork Control communicates non-invasively with the Linode API v4 to poll stats every 5 minutes, normalizes multi-core data points, and matches server IPs to active sites.
# Polling Linode compute nodes via API v4:
$ php artisan clockwork:poll-linode-telemetry
• Authenticating with Linode API v4...
• Discovered 4 Linodes (Regions: us-east, eu-central)
• Linode linode-prod-01 (Linode 4GB, 2 Cores): Normalized CPU 12.8%
• Outbound Transfer: 210GB of 4000GB pooled transfer
• Matched IP 172.104.14.92 to SpinupWP server: linode-web01
• Telemetry saved to time-series store
• Polling complete: 4 Linodes updated • Status: OK
Linode standalone vs. Linode + Clockwork Control
Clockwork Control connects your raw Linode compute nodes to your agency client websites and care plans.
| Capability | Linode Standalone | With Clockwork Control Panel |
|---|---|---|
| Hypervisor Hardware Telemetry | Linode Cloud Manager charts and API v4 series | ✓Direct hypervisor polling every 5 minutes integrated with your WordPress site health |
| Multi-Core CPU Normalization | Raw cumulative metric (e.g., 4 cores = 400% maximum) | ✓Automatically normalized into standard 0-100% capacity for clear fleet dashboard viewing |
| Bandwidth Pool Monitoring | Account-level pool usage within Cloud Manager | ✓Continuous outbound transfer tracking alerting before bandwidth overages hit agency billing |
| Control Panel Synergy | Unmanaged compute substrate | ✓Seamlessly pairs Linode hardware specs with GridPane, SpinupWP, or custom Nginx sites |
| Multi-Cloud Aggregation | Akamai Connected Cloud only | ✓View Linode alongside DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Vultr, AWS, and Azure in one unified index |
| Monitoring Cost | Hourly VM pricing | ✓100% Free & Open-Source (MIT) — unmetered instances and unmetered sites |
Help test the Linode module
The Linode Cloud module is tested in development and sandbox accounts. We are seeking agencies running multi-node Linode setups to validate live API v4 metric polling.
# Set Linode Personal Access Token in .env:
LINODE_TOKEN=your_linode_token_here
# Test Linode connection and poll telemetry:
$ php artisan clockwork:poll-linode-telemetry
