CentOS is an abbreviation for Community Enterprise Operating System. This is one of the leading Linux distributions for servers and it is well known as one of the most stable and secure Operating Systems available. CentOS is open-source software, so you are able to personalize it in any way you see fit, adding and removing packages or modifying the code of all 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 will have to pay for a server running CentOS will be more affordable as compared to the price for a server working with an alternative OS. What makes CentOS stand out among other Linux releases is its huge developer community, that will help you get the reply to any kind of question or problem you have. Furthermore, each version which is released officially is supported for ten years, which is a lot longer than with any alternative OS. This means regular safety and stability updates which will provide a dependable software setting for all your web apps in the long run.

CentOS in VPS Servers

You will be able to select CentOS for your brand new VPS server during the signup process. We supply 32-bit and 64-bit releases, so as to give you the option to select the one which will be more suitable for the applications that you wish to install and work with. CentOS supports multiple web hosting Control Panels, so you will have a choice between cPanel, Hepsia and DirectAdmin, according to what you wish to do - to set up a separate account for each domain hosted on your server and even to start your very own reseller business, or to host all your domains together and manage the entire server as one single account. You will also have the choice to acquire the VPS with no Control Panel if you need a machine with CentOS, but without the extra software that is provided with the Control Panels. In this way, you are able to install web or database servers which are different from the default ones which we supply.

CentOS in Dedicated Servers

When you need a dedicated server with CentOS, you can take advantage of the packages that we offer, since this Operating System is one of the options which you are able to pick through the order process. As the software that you need to use may have specific system requirements, we have 32-bit and 64-bit versions of CentOS. CentOS works with different web hosting Control Panels, so if you get a dedicated server with our Hepsia Control Panel, you are able to manage the server as if you're controlling a single very large account, while with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you will be able to have individual accounts for the domains that you host and can even start a reseller business, as both the Control Panels feature this a functionality. If you add the Managed Services upgrade, we will also perform OS upgrades weekly and will ensure that your server is safe and it has the latest software all the time, so as to ensure the best possible performance for your sites.