CentOS is short for Community Enterprise Operating System. This is one of the leading Linux distributions for servers and it is well known as being one of the most reliable and secure Operating Systems out there. 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 program code of any 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 need to pay for a server running CentOS will be lower as compared to the price for a server running some other OS. What makes CentOS unique among other Linux releases is its huge developer society, that will help you discover the reply to any question or problem you might have. What's even more, each version which is released officially is supported for ten years, that's is longer than with any other operating system. What this means is frequent safety and stability updates which will provide a dependable software environment for all of your web apps in the long run.
CentOS in VPS Servers
If you order one of our VPS server plans, you'll see CentOS as one of the Operating System selections on the signup page. You are able to choose to set up either the 32-bit or the 64-bit release of CentOS, depending on the software that you intend to install later. In contrast to other Linux distributions, CentOS supports different website hosting Control Panels as well, so you can pick Hepsia, cPanel or DirectAdmin, each of which can be installed throughout the VPS creation, along with web server software, MySQL server software, etcetera. When you'd like to have a VPS for another purpose or if you'd like to have different software on it, you are able to order the 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 us, you'll have a protected and reliable hosting service for all of your Internet sites.
CentOS in Dedicated Servers
You will be able to get CentOS with each dedicated server that we provide, because 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the OS are some of the options that you'll be able to choose on our order page. CentOS supports all three website hosting Control Panels which we provide, so you can select Hepsia, DirectAdmin or cPanel to be set up on the server. The first is appropriate for less experienced users who want a powerful web hosting solution, because a Hepsia-equipped server is controlled like a very large account, whereas the other two Control Panels will allow you to set up numerous web hosting accounts on the server and even to resell the website hosting space. If you want CentOS with no additional software, you'll be able to select a server setup with no Control Panel at all. Then you can add just the software that you need. We also offer a Managed Services upgrade, which includes weekly CentOS updates.