CentOS is short for Community Enterprise Operating System. This is one of the best Linux distributions for servers and it is recognized as one of the most dependable and secure Operating Systems available. CentOS is open-source software, so you're able to personalize it in whatever way you see fit, adding and removing packages or updating the program code of all of them. It's also free to distribute and use, so you won't have to pay any kind of license fees, meaning that the overall price that you will need to pay for a server making use of CentOS will be much lower than the price for a server running another OS. What makes CentOS stand out among other Linux distributions is its huge developer community, that will help you find the reply to any question or problem you have. What's more, each version that's released officially is supported for a decade, that's is a lot longer than with any alternative OS. What this means is ordinary protection and stability updates which provides a great software setting for all your web applications in the long run.

CentOS in VPS

CentOS is one of the Operating System choices offered by our Linux VPS packages. You'll get an efficient, secure and dependable machine provided with a 32- or 64-bit OS, according to the choice that you've made during the registration process. You will also be able to pick from the Hepsia, cPanel and DirectAdmin hosting Control Panels - something, which is not possible with other Linux releases. These options will give you the opportunity to decide what you would like to do with your VPS - to host your websites and to manage the server as a single very powerful account, or to generate different accounts and provide access to others if, for example, you intend to start a hosting reseller business. If you're more experienced and you need a server with CentOS, however devoid of the further software which is usually set up on it, you're able to order a VPS without any Control Panel. This will help you fully customize the software environment for your websites.

CentOS in Dedicated Hosting

You'll be able to obtain CentOS with each and every dedicated server which we provide, since 32-bit and 64-bit releases of the OS are some of the options which you will be able to select on the order page. CentOS is compatible with all three web hosting Control Panels that we supply, which means that you will be able to select Hepsia, DirectAdmin or cPanel to be set up on the server. The first one is suitable for less experienced users who need a powerful website hosting solution, because a Hepsia-equipped server is controlled like a single very large account, whereas the other two Control Panels allow you to set up multiple website hosting accounts on your server and even to resell the hosting space. If you need CentOS without any additional software, you will be able to select a server setup without Control Panel at all. Then you can add just the software that you need. We also offer a Managed Services upgrade, which includes weekly CentOS updates.