CentOS is short for Community Enterprise Operating System. This is one of the best Linux distributions for servers and it's recognized as being one of the most dependable and secure Operating Systems available. CentOS is open-source software, which means that you are able to personalize it in whatever way you see fit, adding and removing packages or updating the program code of all of them. It's also free to distribute and use, so you will not have to pay any license fees, meaning that the total price that you'll have to pay for a server running CentOS will be more affordable as compared to the price for a server running some other OS. What makes CentOS unique among various other Linux distributions is its huge developer community, which will help you discover the answer to any kind of question or problem you may have. What's even more, each version which is released officially is supported for a decade, which is longer than with any alternative OS. What this means is regular security and stability updates that will provide a great software setting for your web applications in the long run.

CentOS in VPS

If you acquire one of our virtual private server packages, you will see CentOS as one of the Operating System choices on the registration page. You can decide to run either the 32-bit or the 64-bit release of CentOS, according to the software that you want to set up later. In contrast to other Linux releases, CentOS supports different hosting Control Panels as well, so you will 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 another purpose or if you want different software on it, you'll be able to order the server with no Control Panel and you will obtain a machine with CentOS and the Apache web server software only. With a CentOS-powered virtual server from us, you'll enjoy a protected and reliable web hosting service for your web sites.

CentOS in Dedicated Hosting

If you need a dedicated server with CentOS, you can take advantage of the plans that we offer, since this OS is one of the options that you will be able to pick during the registration process. Since the software that you wish to use may have specific system requirements, we have 32-bit and 64-bit versions of CentOS. CentOS works with various web hosting Control Panels, which means that if you obtain a dedicated server with our Hepsia Control Panel, you'll be able to control the server like you're controlling one large account, while with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you will be able to have distinct accounts for the domains which you host and can even start a reseller business, as both the Control Panels offer this a functionality. If you add our Managed Services upgrade, we will also perform OS updates every week and will make sure that your server is secure and has the latest software all the time, to ensure the optimum performance for your web sites.