CentOS is an abbreviation for Community Enterprise Operating System. This is one of the leading Linux distributions for servers and it is well known as being one of the most dependable and safe Operating Systems out there. CentOS is open-source software, which means that you can personalize it in whatever way you see fit, adding and removing packages or changing the code of any 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 overall price that you'll need to pay for a server making use of CentOS will be lower as compared to the price for a server working with some other OS. What makes CentOS stand out among other Linux distributions is its huge developer society, which will help you find the answer to any question or problem you have. What's even more, each version that is released officially is supported for a decade, that is is much longer than with any alternative operating system. What this means is regular security and stability updates that will provide a dependable software setting for all your web applications in the long run.

CentOS in VPS Servers

You'll be able to pick CentOS for your brand new VPS server throughout the sign-up process. We supply 32-bit and 64-bit versions, to give you the option to choose the one which is more suitable for the applications that you would like to set up and work with. CentOS supports various hosting Control Panels, so you will have a choice between cPanel, Hepsia and DirectAdmin, depending on what you'd like to do - to make a separate account for every single domain hosted on the server and even to start your reseller business, or to host all of your domains together and control the server as a single account. You'll also have the option to obtain the VPS without any Control Panel in case you need a machine with CentOS, however without the extra software that comes with the Control Panels. In this way, you can install web or database servers which are different from the standard ones which we provide.

CentOS in Dedicated Servers

When you decide to buy one of the dedicated server plans that we offer, you'll be able to choose the CentOS Operating System for your new machine. Due to the fact that it's very light and efficient, you will be able to utilize all of the system resources for your website. CentOS supports all of the 3 hosting Control Panels that we supply - Hepsia, cPanel and DirectAdmin. In this way, you are able to use the dedicated server for any type of purpose - to host all your personal websites in just a single account, to set up separate Control Panels for each and every domain or even to resell website hosting plans to other people. Also, you can buy a server without a Control Panel and install any custom software that you need, instead of the default apps that we install on each machine that is ordered with a Control Panel. If you add our optional Managed Services bundle during the sign-up process or at any later time, we'll perform regular CentOS updates besides the other things which are included in the package.