Ubuntu is one of the most widely used Linux versions for personal computers, but the Operating System also has a server release, which has been becoming more popular these days. Ubuntu is very fast and supports a number of hardware components, so it can function on pretty much every machine not using a lot of system resources. The Operating System is widely known as pretty reliable and secure, not to mention that because of its popularity, you'll find many different sources online with information about any question or problem that you might have. The Long-Term Support (LTS) versions are supported for a minimum of five years, so you'll be able to get security patches without worrying about softwaretroubles over time. Since Ubuntu is totally free to use, you can customize both its core as well as the thousands of additional software packages that you can download and set up in any way you find fit, devoid of limitations and without having to pay any license fees. In this way, you'll obtain a quick, dependable and powerful hosting service and pay just the cost of the server.
Ubuntu in VPS Hosting
Ubuntu is available with all of our Linux VPS hosting services and you can acquire a VPS running it in less than sixty minutes. 32-bit and 64-bit editions of the OS are available, so you can pick the one which you need if the software that you would like to run on your hosting server has specific system requirements regarding this. You can also select whether your Ubuntu-powered VPS should be installed without a Control Panel, in which case you will have full root access and you can install anything using a console; or if the Hepsia Control Panel should be installed on it, in which case you will have a web interface and all the necessary web server, MySQL, FTP, mail server, etcetera. software will be pre-installed. The root access in the second case will be more restricted, but such a installation is more effective for users with less experience. We will also keep your Ubuntu up-to-date on a regular basis when you add our Managed Services upgrade. You will be able to do so throughout the VPS order process or at any later time through your billing Control Panel.
Ubuntu in Dedicated Web Hosting
You can acquire Ubuntu with each of our dedicated server plans, because we supply 32-bit and 64-bit editions of this Operating System. In this way, you are able to select the more appropriate of them, based on the type of applications which you want to set up and run and on the system requirements they have regarding the Operating System. You'll have root-level access to the server, which provides you with full control over the software setting. We'll set up just the Apache web server software, so you will be able to add whatever else you'll need, even if it is not related directly to web sites, such as a VOIP server, for instance. You are able to control everything using a console, yet if you would like, you may also set up a web hosting Control Panel, provided that it is compatible with Ubuntu. If you order our optional Managed Services bundle, we'll keep your Operating System up-to-date weekly and will make sure that you have the newest software packages for a well-balanced and secure server environment.