CentOS is one of the preferred Operating Systems for website hosting servers. It is one of the numerous Linux distributions out there, yet what differentiates it from all the rest is the long-term support, which ensures that you'll always have a dependable and secure Operating System. Each CentOS version that is released is supported for ten years, that is longer than with almost every other OS available on the market. CentOS also has a much larger developer community than other distributions, therefore if you experience any kind of problem or have some questions, you are able to instantly discover the details that you need. CentOS is widely known as among the best server Operating Systems, due to the fact that it's very stable and protected, that makes it very reliable even if you host confidential data. Considering that it is open-source, you'll be able to modify any part of it and customize it according to your requirements, not to mention that the total cost for a CentOS-based server will be lower, since you won't need to pay license fees of any type.

CentOS in VPS Servers

You'll be able to select CentOS for your brand new VPS server during the signup process. We supply 32-bit and 64-bit releases, so as to give you the chance to pick the one that is more suitable for the applications that you intend to install and work with. CentOS supports various web hosting Control Panels, so that you will have a choice between cPanel, Hepsia and DirectAdmin, according to what you wish to do - to set up a separate account for each domain hosted on the server and even to start your own reseller business, or to host all your domain names together and control the entire server as one single account. You will also have the choice to purchase your VPS without any Control Panel if you need a machine with CentOS, however without the additional software which comes with the Control Panels. This way, you're able to set up web or database servers which are different from the default ones which we supply.

CentOS in Dedicated Servers

When you decide to acquire one of the dedicated server packages which we supply, you are able to select the CentOS Operating System for your new machine. Since it's very light and efficient, you will be able to utilize all the resources for your website. CentOS supports all 3 web hosting Control Panels that we offer - Hepsia, cPanel and DirectAdmin. This way, you can use the dedicated server for any purpose - to host your personal Internet sites in just a single account, to create separate Control Panels for each domain or even to resell hosting plans to other people. Also, you can get a server with no Control Panel and set up any custom-made software that you need, in place of the default applications that we install on each machine that is ordered with a Control Panel. When you add the optional Managed Services bundle during the signup process or at any later time, we'll perform regular CentOS updates besides all the other things which are part of the bundle.