CentOS is one of the preferred Operating Systems for web hosting servers. It is one of the numerous Linux releases out there, but what distinguishes it from the rest is the long-term support, which guarantees that you'll always have a dependable and secure OS. Every CentOS version that is released is supported for 10 years, which is much longer than with another OS in existence. CentOS also has a much more numerous developer community than other distributions, so if you encounter any problem or have some questions, you are able to rapidly get the info which you need. CentOS is regarded as among the best server Operating Systems, due to the fact that it's very stable and secure, that makes it very reliable even when you host confidential information. Because it is open-source, you are able to modify every part of it and personalize it according to your requirements, not to mention that the overall cost for a CentOS-based server will be lower, because you won't need to pay license fees of any type.

CentOS in VPS Web Hosting

CentOS is available with every single virtual private server that we supply and you will be able to select it through the order process from among several other Operating Systems. Depending on the software that you'd like to set up and run, you will be able to choose between the 32-bit and the 64-bit version and then your new VPS will be online soon after that. CentOS supports all of the three hosting Control Panels which we supply - cPanel, DirectAdmin and Hepsia. This will help you choose if you want to use the server for your own websites and to manage it as one large account, or if you want to be able to make a number of web hosting accounts and resell them to other people. Of course, you may also purchase a VPS without Control Panel and you will get a server with an OS and the Apache web server software, but nothing else on it, so you can set up just the software that you need for your apps.

CentOS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

When you decide to order one of the dedicated server plans that we supply, you're able to choose the CentOS Operating System for your machine. As it is very light and fast, you will be able to utilize all the resources for your site. CentOS supports all three hosting Control Panels that we supply - Hepsia, cPanel and DirectAdmin. In this way, you'll be able to use the dedicated server for any purpose - to host your personal websites in a single account, to set up separate Control Panels for each and every domain or even to resell hosting plans to other people. You can also purchase a server with no Control Panel and set up any custom 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 throughout the signup process or at any later time, we will perform regular CentOS updates besides all the other things that are included in the package.