CentOS is an abbreviation for Community Enterprise Operating System. This is one of the best Linux releases for servers and it is recognized as being one of the most dependable and protected Operating Systems available. CentOS is open-source software, which means that you're able to personalize it in whatever way you see fit, adding and removing packages or changing the code of any of them. It's also free to distribute and use, so you will not have to pay any license fees, which means that the overall price that you will need to pay for a server making use of CentOS will be cheaper as compared to the price for a server running another OS. What makes CentOS stand out among various other Linux releases is its huge developer community, that will help you get the answer to any kind of question or problem you might have. What's more, each version that's released officially is supported for ten years, that is is longer than with any alternative OS. What this means is regular security and stability updates which provides a stable software setting for all of your web applications in the long run.

CentOS in VPS Servers

When you obtain one of our VPS server plans, you'll see CentOS as one of the Operating System options on the signup page. You're able to choose to install either the 32-bit or the 64-bit release of CentOS, determined by the software that you'd like to set up later. In contrast to other Linux releases, CentOS supports different hosting Control Panels as well, so you'll be able to choose Hepsia, cPanel or DirectAdmin, each of which can be installed through the VPS creation, along with web server software, MySQL server software, etcetera. If you need a VPS for another purpose or if you'd like to have different software on it, you are able to order the server without any Control Panel and you will acquire a machine with CentOS and the Apache web server software only. With a CentOS-powered virtual server from us, you'll have a protected and reliable website hosting service for your websites.

CentOS in Dedicated Servers

CentOS is one of the Operating Systems which we offer with all of our dedicated server plans. During the registration process, you can choose from the 32-bit and the 64-bit version of the OS and make sure that the software environment on your new server meets the specifications of the applications that you'd like to install. Compared to other Operating Systems, CentOS also allows you to pick from various web hosting Control Panels, depending on what you need the server for. With Hepsia, for example, you are able to manage the server like an individual account irrespective of the number of domains that you host, while with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you'll be able to make a different account for each and every domain, that can give you the opportunity to start a web hosting reseller business. In case you do not select any Control Panel, you'll receive the server with CentOS only, since the software that comes with the Control Panels will not be installed. We also supply regular OS updates as part of our Managed Services package, so you won't have to invest effort and time downloading and installing the most current and most protected software on your dedicated server.