CentOS is short for Community Enterprise OS. This is one of the top Linux distributions for servers and it's well known as being one of the most reliable and protected Operating Systems available. CentOS is open-source software, which means that you'll be able to customize it in any way you see fit, adding and removing packages or changing the program code of all of them. It's also free to distribute and use, so you will not need to pay any license fees, which means that the overall price that you will need to pay for a server making use of CentOS will be lower than the price for a server running another OS. What makes CentOS unique among other Linux releases is its huge developer society, which will help you discover the answer to any kind of question or problem you might have. What's more, each version which is released officially is supported for 10 years, that is is a lot longer than with any alternative operating system. What this means is ordinary protection and stability updates that will provide a great software setting for your web apps in the long run.
CentOS in VPS Web Hosting
CentOS is offered with every single virtual private server that we provide and you'll be able to select it during the order process from among a couple of other Operating Systems. Depending on the software which you need to install and run, you can choose between the 32-bit and the 64-bit version and then your new VPS will be online soon after that. CentOS supports all 3 web hosting Control Panels which we provide - cPanel, DirectAdmin and Hepsia. This will help you choose if you'd like to use the server for your own sites and to manage it as one large account, or if you want to be able to make numerous web hosting accounts and eventually resell them to other people. Of course, you may also get a VPS with no Control Panel and you will get a server with an Operating System and the Apache web server software, but no other thing on it, so you can install only the software that you need for your apps.
CentOS in Dedicated Servers Hosting
If you need a dedicated server with CentOS, you can take advantage of the packages that we supply, since this OS is one of the options that you're able to choose through the order process. As the software that you need to run may have specific system requirements, we have 32-bit and 64-bit releases of CentOS. CentOS works with a variety of web hosting Control Panels, which means that if you obtain a dedicated server with our Hepsia Control Panel, you're able to manage the server as if you're controlling a single very large account, and 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 the two Control Panels offer this a functionality. When you add the Managed Services upgrade, we will also perform OS updates on a weekly basis and will ensure that your server is safe and it has the most recent software at all times, to guarantee the best performance for your web sites.