CentOS is an abbreviation for Community Enterprise OS. This is one of the leading Linux distributions for servers and it's regarded as one of the most stable and risk-free Operating Systems available. CentOS is open-source software, which means that you're able to customize it in whatever way you see fit, adding and removing packages or updating the program code of all of them. It is also free to distribute and use, so you won't have to pay any kind of license fees, meaning that the total price that you will need to pay for a server running CentOS will be more affordable as compared to the price for a server running some other OS. What makes CentOS unique among other Linux distributions is its huge developer society, which will help you get the answer to any kind of question or problem you may have. Furthermore, each version which is released officially is supported for ten years, which is longer than with any alternative OS. This means regular protection and stability updates which provides a stable software setting for all of your web apps in the long run.

CentOS in VPS Servers

CentOS is available with each and every VPS server that we offer and you will be able to select it through the order process from among a few other Operating Systems. Depending on the software that you'd like to set up and run, you're able to select between the 32-bit and the 64-bit version and your new VPS will be all set soon after that. CentOS supports all 3 web hosting Control Panels that we offer - cPanel, DirectAdmin and Hepsia. This allows you to choose if you wish to use the server for your personal sites and to control it as one large account, or if you want to be able to set up a variety of hosting accounts and resell them to others. Of course, you can also acquire a VPS without any Control Panel and you'll get a server with an OS and the Apache web server software, but no other thing on it, so that you can install just the software which you need for your apps.

CentOS in Dedicated Servers

CentOS is one of the Operating Systems which we offer with all our dedicated server packages. Throughout the sign-up process, you will be able to select from the 32-bit and the 64-bit version of the OS and ensure that the software environment on your new server will meet the specifications of the applications that you want to set up. Unlike other Operating Systems, CentOS will also allow you to pick from several website hosting Control Panels, determined by what you need the server for. With Hepsia, for example, you can take care of the entire server like just a single account regardless of the number of domain names that you host, while with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you're able to make a separate account for each and every domain, that can give you the opportunity to start a web hosting reseller business. In case you don't pick any Control Panel, you will get the server with CentOS only, as the software that comes with the Control Panels will not be installed. We also provide you with weekly OS updates as part of our Managed Services package, so you won't need to spend effort and time downloading and installing the most up-to-date and most secure software on your dedicated server.