CentOS is short for Community Enterprise OS. This is one of the top Linux distributions for servers and it's recognized as being one of the most reliable and secure Operating Systems out there. CentOS is open-source software, so you'll be able to personalize it in any way you see fit, adding and removing packages or changing 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, which means that the total price that you will need to pay for a server making use of CentOS will be much lower as compared to the price for a server running another OS. What makes CentOS unique among other Linux releases is its huge developer society, which will help you discover the reply to any question or problem you may have. What's even more, each version that's released officially is supported for ten years, that is is longer than with any alternative operating system. What this means is regular security and stability updates that provides a great software environment for all of your web applications in the long run.
CentOS in VPS Hosting
CentOS is one of the Operating System choices offered by our Linux VPS hosting services. You'll get an efficient, safe and reliable machine equipped with a 32- or 64-bit OS, depending on the selection that you've made during the registration process. You will also be able to select from the Hepsia, cPanel and DirectAdmin web hosting Control Panels - something, that is not possible with the other Linux releases. These options will provide you with the opportunity to choose what you would like to do with your VPS - to host your personal websites and to take care of the whole server as a single very powerful account, or to make many different accounts and provide access to others if, for example, you wish to start a website hosting reseller business. When you are more experienced and you need a server with CentOS, however devoid of the extra software that's usually installed on it, you will be able to purchase a VPS without Control Panel. This will allow you to entirely modify the software environment for your websites.
CentOS in Dedicated Web Hosting
CentOS is among the Operating Systems which we provide with all our dedicated server plans. During the signup process, you will be able to choose from the 32-bit and the 64-bit release of the OS and make sure that the software environment on your new server will meet the requirements of the apps that you want to install. In contrast to other Operating Systems, CentOS also allows you to choose between a couple of hosting Control Panels, determined by what you need the server for. With Hepsia, for instance, you will be able to manage the whole server like just a single account whatever the number of domains which you host, while with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you are able to create a separate account for each domain, which will give you the opportunity to start a web hosting reseller business. In case you don't select any Control Panel, you'll get your server with CentOS only, as 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 won't have to invest effort and time downloading and setting up the most recent and most protected software on your dedicated server.