CentOS is short for Community Enterprise OS. This is one of the leading Linux releases for servers and it is well known as one of the most reliable and safe Operating Systems out there. CentOS is open-source software, so you'll be able to customize it in whatever 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 will not need to pay any license fees, meaning that the total price that you'll have to pay for a server making use of CentOS will be much lower than the price for a server working with an alternative OS. What makes CentOS unique among other Linux releases is its huge developer society, that will help you find the reply to any kind of question or problem you may have. What's more, each version that is released officially is supported for ten years, which is much longer than with any alternative OS. This means routine protection and stability updates that provides a great software setting for your web apps in the long run.

CentOS in VPS Servers

CentOS is accessible with each and every VPS server that we offer and you will be able to select it during the order process from among a couple of other Operating Systems. Depending on the software which you'd like to install and run, you are able to choose between the 32-bit and the 64-bit version then your new VPS will be online soon after that. CentOS supports all three website hosting Control Panels that we provide - cPanel, DirectAdmin and Hepsia. This allows you to choose if you want to use the server for your personal websites and to control it as one large account, or if you want to be able to create multiple website hosting accounts and resell them to other people. Of course, you can also acquire a VPS without Control Panel and you'll get a server with an Operating System and the Apache web server software, but nothing else on it, so you can set up just the software which you need for your applications.

CentOS in Dedicated Servers

CentOS is one of the Operating Systems that we supply with all our dedicated server packages. During the sign-up process, you can pick 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 select from a couple of web hosting Control Panels, based on what you need the server for. With Hepsia, for example, you will be able to control the server like just a single account regardless of the number of domains which you host, while with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you're able to create a separate account for each and every domain, that can give you the opportunity to start a hosting reseller business. If you do not select any Control Panel, you will get the server with CentOS only, since the software that comes with the Control Panels won't be installed. We also provide you with weekly OS updates as part of our own Managed Services package, so you will not have to devote time and effort downloading and setting up the most up-to-date and most protected software on your dedicated server.