CentOS is an abbreviation for Community Enterprise Operating System. This is one of the top Linux releases for servers and it is recognized as one of the most reliable and protected Operating Systems available. 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 updating the program 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 total price that you'll need to pay for a server running CentOS will be lower than the price for a server working with an alternative OS. What makes CentOS stand out among other Linux distributions is its huge developer community, which will help you find the reply to any kind of question or problem you have. What's more, each version which is released officially is supported for a decade, that's is much longer than with any alternative operating system. This means routine safety and stability updates that provides a dependable software environment for all of your web apps in the long run.

CentOS in VPS Hosting

You'll be able to pick CentOS for your new virtual private server through the signup process. We offer 32-bit and 64-bit versions, to give you the option to select the one which is more suitable for the applications that you want to install and work with. CentOS supports a number of web hosting Control Panels, and you will have a choice between cPanel, Hepsia and DirectAdmin, based on what you wish to do - to create a separate account for every single domain hosted on your server and even to start your very own reseller business, or to host all your domain names together and manage the server as a single account. You'll also have the choice to acquire the VPS with no Control Panel if you need a machine with CentOS, however with no additional software which is provided with the Control Panels. In this way, you are able to set up web or database servers that are different from the standard ones that we supply.

CentOS in Dedicated Web Hosting

When you need a dedicated server with CentOS, you can take advantage of the plans that we supply, since this OS is one of the options that you can choose during the order process. As the software that you wish to run may have specific system requirements, we have 32-bit and 64-bit versions of CentOS. CentOS is compatible with a variety of hosting Control Panels, and if you obtain a dedicated server with our Hepsia Control Panel, you are able to manage the server like you're controlling a single very large account, while with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you will be able to have distinct accounts for the domains that you host and can even start a reseller business, as both the Control Panels offer this a functionality. If you add the Managed Services upgrade, we'll also perform OS updates weekly and will make sure that your server is protected and has the most recent software all the time, to ensure the optimum performance for your Internet sites.