Linode is great. Wonderful options, reliable, excellent tools. Been using them for almost a decade.
It's hard to beat Netlify and Vercel for static content. They make it easy and you'll be up and running in seconds.
I know you said Clojure, but it's worth mentioning: if you do choose to make a JavaScript/TypeScript backend, Vercel + Next.js's API routes is a great option. With that combination you'll have a GitHub integrated CI/CD build (if you need it) and serverless functions behind a custom domain with SSL in minutes.
It's hard to beat Netlify and Vercel for static content. They make it easy and you'll be up and running in seconds.
I know you said Clojure, but it's worth mentioning: if you do choose to make a JavaScript/TypeScript backend, Vercel + Next.js's API routes is a great option. With that combination you'll have a GitHub integrated CI/CD build (if you need it) and serverless functions behind a custom domain with SSL in minutes.