CentOS is short for Community Enterprise OS. This is one of the best Linux distributions for servers and it's recognized as one of the most dependable and safe Operating Systems out there. CentOS is open-source software, so you are 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 won't need to pay any kind of license fees, meaning that the total price that you'll need to pay for a server making use of CentOS will be lower as compared to the price for a server running another OS. What makes CentOS unique among various other Linux distributions is its huge developer community, which will help you get the reply to any kind of question or problem you have. What's more, each version that is released officially is supported for 10 years, that's is a lot longer than with any other OS. This means routine safety and stability updates which provides a dependable software setting for your web apps in the long run.
CentOS in VPS Servers
You'll be able to select CentOS for your brand new VPS server throughout the registration process. We offer 32-bit and 64-bit versions, to give you the opportunity to select the one which will be more suitable for the applications that you would like to install and run. CentOS supports a number of web hosting Control Panels, so you will have a choice between cPanel, Hepsia and DirectAdmin, based on what you intend to do - to set up a separate account for each domain name hosted on the server and even to start your very own reseller business, or to host all of your domains together and control the entire server as one single account. You'll also have the choice to purchase the VPS without any Control Panel in case you need a machine with CentOS, however without the additional software that comes with the Control Panels. This way, you will be able to set up web or database servers that are different from the default ones which we supply.
CentOS in Dedicated Servers
CentOS is among the Operating Systems which we offer with all of our dedicated server packages. During the registration process, you can select from the 32-bit and the 64-bit version of the OS and make sure that the software environment on your new server matches the requirements of the apps that you would like to install. Compared to other Operating Systems, CentOS will also allow you to pick from several website hosting Control Panels, based on what you need the server for. With Hepsia, for example, you can manage the server like an individual account irrespective of the number of domain names which you host, while with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you will be able to generate a different account for each and every domain, that can give you the opportunity to start a hosting reseller business. If you do not choose any Control Panel, you will get your server with CentOS only, since the software that comes with the Control Panels will not be installed. We also offer regular OS updates included in our own Managed Services package, so you will not have to invest time and effort downloading and setting up the latest and most protected software on the dedicated server.