CentOS is short for Community Enterprise OS. This is one of the leading Linux releases for servers and it's well known as being one of the most stable and protected Operating Systems out there. CentOS is open-source software, so you can customize it in any way you see fit, adding and removing packages or changing the program code of any of them. It is also free to distribute and use, so you won't have 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 as compared to the price for a server working with an alternative OS. What makes CentOS stand out among various other Linux releases is its huge developer community, which will help you find the reply to any question or problem you have. What's more, each version which is released officially is supported for 10 years, that is is a lot longer than with any other operating system. This means ordinary security and stability updates which will provide a great software setting for your web apps in the long run.
CentOS in VPS Web Hosting
If you buy one of our virtual private server packages, you'll see CentOS as one of the Operating System choices on the registration page. You will be able to decide to run either the 32-bit or the 64-bit version of CentOS, based on the software that you intend to set up later. In contrast to other Linux releases, CentOS supports different web hosting Control Panels as well, so you will be able to select Hepsia, cPanel or DirectAdmin, each of which can be installed through the VPS creation, along with web server software, MySQL server software, and so on. When you need a VPS for a different purpose or if you'd like to have different software on it, you will be able to order your server with no Control Panel and you'll obtain a machine with CentOS and the Apache web server software only. With a CentOS-powered virtual server from our company, you will enjoy a safe and reliable hosting service for all your sites.
CentOS in Dedicated Servers Hosting
When you decide to purchase one of the dedicated server plans which we supply, you'll be able to choose the CentOS Operating System for your machine. As it is very light and fast, you will be able to utilize all the system resources for your Internet site. CentOS supports all of the 3 web hosting Control Panels that we offer - Hepsia, cPanel and DirectAdmin. This way, you're able to use the dedicated server for any type of purpose - to host your personal websites in a single account, to make separate Control Panels for each domain or even to resell website hosting plans to other people. You can also purchase a server with no Control Panel and install any custom software which you need, instead of the default applications that we install on each machine that is ordered with a Control Panel. When you add our optional Managed Services bundle throughout the signup process or at any later time, we'll perform regular CentOS updates besides all the other things which are included in the bundle.