CentOS is short for Community Enterprise OS. This is one of the best Linux releases for servers and it's recognized as being one of the most reliable and protected Operating Systems available. CentOS is open-source software, which means that you are able to personalize it in any way you see fit, adding and removing packages or changing the code of any of them. It's also free to distribute and use, so you will not need to pay any license fees, meaning that the overall price that you'll need to pay for a server running CentOS will be more affordable than the price for a server working with another OS. What makes CentOS unique among various 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. In addition, each version that is released officially is supported for a decade, that's is longer than with any alternative OS. What this means is routine security and stability updates which will provide a reliable software environment for all your web applications in the long run.
CentOS in VPS Servers
You can pick CentOS for your brand new VPS server during the signup process. We provide 32-bit and 64-bit releases, so as to give you the opportunity to select the one which will be more suitable for the applications that you would like to set up and work with. CentOS supports a number of hosting Control Panels, so you will have a choice between cPanel, Hepsia and DirectAdmin, based on what you would like to do - to set up a separate account for every single domain name hosted on the server and even to start your very own reseller business, or to host all of your domains together and manage the server as one single account. You'll also have the option to order your VPS without Control Panel if you need a machine with CentOS, yet devoid of the extra software which is provided with the Control Panels. This way, you will be able to set up web or database servers that are different from the standard ones which we provide.
CentOS in Dedicated Servers
When you need a dedicated server with CentOS, you can take advantage of the plans that we supply, as this Operating System is on the list of options that you're able to choose through the registration process. Since 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 website hosting Control Panels, so if you obtain a dedicated server with our Hepsia Control Panel, you are able to manage the server as if you're controlling a single large account, whereas with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you are able to have individual accounts for the domain names which you host and can even start a reseller business, since the two Control Panels offer this a functionality. If you add the Managed Services upgrade, we will also perform OS updates weekly and will make sure that your server is secure and it has the latest software at all times, in order to ensure the optimum performance for your Internet sites.