CentOS is an abbreviation for Community Enterprise Operating System. This is one of the top Linux releases for servers and it is well known as being one of the most dependable and risk-free Operating Systems available. CentOS is open-source software, which means that you will be 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 need to pay any kind of license fees, which means that the overall price that you'll need 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 stand out among other Linux releases is its huge developer society, that will help you find the answer to any kind of question or problem you might have. In addition, each version that's released officially is supported for ten years, which is a lot longer than with any other OS. This means routine security and stability updates which provides a stable software setting for all your web apps in the long run.
CentOS in VPS Servers
You'll be able to select CentOS for your brand new VPS server during the signup process. We supply 32-bit and 64-bit releases, in order to give you the option to choose the one which is more suitable for the applications that you intend to install and manage. CentOS supports various website hosting Control Panels, and you will have a choice between cPanel, Hepsia and DirectAdmin, depending on what you intend to do - to set up a separate account for each domain name hosted on the server and even to start your own reseller business, or to host all of your domain names together and control the server as a single account. You'll also have the option to obtain your VPS with no Control Panel if you need a machine with CentOS, but with no additional software that comes with the Control Panels. In this way, you are able to set up web or database servers which are different from the default ones which we supply.
CentOS in Dedicated Servers
If you decide to order one of the dedicated server plans which we offer, you're able to select the CentOS Operating System for your new machine. Since it is very light and quick, you will be able to utilize all of the resources for your website. CentOS supports all three hosting Control Panels which we offer - Hepsia, cPanel and DirectAdmin. Thus, you will be able to use the dedicated server for any purpose - to host all of your personal Internet sites in a single account, to set up separate Control Panels for each and every domain name or even to resell hosting packages to other people. You can also purchase a server with no Control Panel and install any custom-made software that you need, in place of the default apps that we install on each machine that is ordered with a Control Panel. When you add our optional Managed Services bundle throughout the signup process or at any later time, we will perform weekly CentOS updates besides the other things which are included in the bundle.