CentOS is short for Community Enterprise OS. This is one of the leading Linux releases for servers and it is recognized as being one of the most dependable and protected Operating Systems out there. CentOS is open-source software, which means that you'll be able to personalize it in any way you see fit, adding and removing packages or changing the program code of all of them. It is also free to distribute and use, so you won't have to pay any license fees, meaning that the total price that you will have to pay for a server making use of CentOS will be lower than the price for a server running an alternative OS. What makes CentOS unique among various other Linux releases is its huge developer community, which will help you discover the reply to any question or problem you have. What's even more, each version which is released officially is supported for a decade, which is much longer than with any other operating system. What this means is ordinary safety and stability updates that will provide a great software setting for your web apps in the long run.
CentOS in VPS Servers
If you buy one of our VPS server plans, you'll see CentOS as one of the Operating System options on the sign-up page. You will be able to choose to set up either the 32-bit or the 64-bit release of CentOS, according to the software that you intend to set up later. In contrast to other Linux distributions, CentOS supports different website hosting Control Panels as well, so you can choose Hepsia, cPanel or DirectAdmin, each of which can be installed during the VPS creation, along with web server software, MySQL server software, etc. When you'd like to have a VPS for another purpose or if you'd like to install different software on it, you are able to order your server with no Control Panel and you'll obtain a machine with CentOS and the Apache web server software only. With a CentOS-powered virtual server from our company, you will enjoy a secure and reliable hosting service for all of your websites.
CentOS in Dedicated Servers
CentOS is among the Operating Systems which we offer with our dedicated server packages. Throughout the registration process, you'll be able to choose between the 32-bit and the 64-bit version of the OS and ensure that the software environment on your new server matches the specifications of the apps that you wish to install. Compared to other Operating Systems, CentOS will also allow you to pick from a couple of hosting Control Panels, depending on what you need the server for. With Hepsia, for instance, you'll be able to control the server like a single account irrespective of the number of domain names which you host, while with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you're able to generate a different account for each domain name, that can give you the opportunity to start a hosting reseller business. In case you don't pick any Control Panel, you'll receive your server with CentOS only, as the software that comes with the Control Panels won't be installed. We also provide you with regular OS updates as part of our Managed Services package, so you will not need to invest time and effort downloading and installing the latest and most secure software on your dedicated server.