CentOS is an abbreviation for Community Enterprise OS. This is one of the top Linux distributions for servers and it is regarded as being one of the most stable and secure Operating Systems available. CentOS is open-source software, so you'll be able to personalize it in whatever way you see fit, adding and removing packages or modifying the code of all of them. It's also free to distribute and use, so you will not have to pay any kind of license fees, which means that the overall price that you'll have to pay for a server running CentOS will be cheaper than the price for a server working with an alternative OS. What makes CentOS unique among other Linux releases is its huge developer community, that will help you discover the reply to any kind of question or problem you might have. In addition, each version that is released officially is supported for a decade, which is much longer than with any other OS. This means ordinary safety and stability updates that will provide a great software setting for all of your web apps in the long run.
CentOS in VPS Servers
When you purchase one of our VPS server plans, you will see CentOS as one of the Operating System options on the signup page. You are able to choose to set up either the 32-bit or the 64-bit version of CentOS, determined by the software that you intend to set up later. In contrast to other Linux distributions, CentOS supports different web hosting Control Panels as well, so you'll be able to pick Hepsia, cPanel or DirectAdmin, each of which can be installed throughout the VPS creation, along with web server software, MySQL server software, etc. If you need a VPS for a different purpose or if you'd like to install different software on it, you're able to order the server without Control Panel and you will get a machine with CentOS and the Apache web server software only. With a CentOS-powered virtual server from us, you'll have a secure and reliable web hosting service for all of your websites.
CentOS in Dedicated Servers
You're able to get CentOS with each and every dedicated server that we provide, since 32-bit and 64-bit releases of the OS are among the options that you can pick on our registration page. CentOS supports all three hosting Control Panels that we offer, which means that you will be able to pick Hepsia, DirectAdmin or cPanel to be set up on the server. The first is appropriate for less experienced users that need a powerful website hosting solution, due to the fact that a Hepsia-equipped server is controlled like a large account, whereas the other two Control Panels will enable you to create a variety of hosting accounts on your server and even to resell the website hosting space. If you need CentOS without any additional software, you are able to select a server setup with no Control Panel at all. You can then add only the software that you need. We also offer a Managed Services upgrade, that includes weekly CentOS updates.