CentOS is one of the most widely used Operating Systems for website hosting servers. It is one of the numerous Linux releases available, however what differentiates it from the rest is the long-term support, which ensures that you'll always have a reliable and secure OS. Every CentOS version that is released is supported for a decade, that's a lot longer than with any other OS in existence. CentOS also has a much more numerous developer community than other distributions, so in case you experience any problem or have any questions, you can promptly get the info that you need. CentOS is considered to be one of the best server Operating Systems, because it is very stable and secure, that makes it very reliable even when you host confidential info. Due to the fact that it is open-source, you are able to modify each and every part of it and personalize it according to your needs, not to mention that the overall cost for a CentOS-based server will be lower, as you won't need to pay license fees of any sort.

CentOS in VPS Servers

CentOS is accessible with every single VPS server that we provide and you can select it during the order process from among a couple of other Operating Systems. Depending on the software which you'd like to install and run, you can choose between the 32-bit and the 64-bit version and your new VPS will be all set shortly after that. CentOS supports all 3 hosting Control Panels which we provide - cPanel, DirectAdmin and Hepsia. This enables you to choose if you want to employ the server for your personal Internet sites and to control it as one large account, or if you want to be able to make a variety of website hosting accounts and resell them to other people. Of course, you can also obtain a VPS with no Control Panel and you'll get a server with an OS and the Apache web server software, but nothing else on it, so you can install just the software which you want for your apps.

CentOS in Dedicated Servers

When you decide to get one of the dedicated server packages that we offer, you'll be able to select the CentOS Operating System for your new machine. Since it's very light and quick, you will be able to utilize all the resources for your site. CentOS supports all three website hosting Control Panels that we supply - Hepsia, cPanel and DirectAdmin. This way, you are able to use the dedicated server for virtually any purpose - to host all your personal sites in just a single account, to set up separate Control Panels for each domain name or even to resell hosting packages to other people. Also, you can get a server devoid of Control Panel and set up any custom software which you need, in place of the default apps that we install on each machine that is ordered with a Control Panel. If you add the optional Managed Services bundle throughout the registration process or at any later time, we'll perform regular CentOS updates besides the other things that are included in the bundle.