CentOS is short for Community Enterprise Operating System. This is one of the best Linux distributions for servers and it's regarded as being one of the most dependable and protected Operating Systems out there. CentOS is open-source software, so you're able to customize it in whatever way you see fit, adding and removing packages or changing the code of any of them. It's 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 have to pay for a server running CentOS will be much lower as compared to the price for a server working with some other OS. What makes CentOS stand out among other Linux releases is its huge developer society, that will help you find the answer to any question or problem you may have. What's even more, each version that is released officially is supported for 10 years, that's is longer than with any alternative operating system. This means frequent safety and stability updates which provides a reliable software environment for all your web apps in the long run.

CentOS in VPS Servers

You'll be able to pick CentOS for your brand new VPS server through the sign-up process. We offer 32-bit and 64-bit releases, in order to give you the option to pick the one that is more suitable for the applications that you would like to install and run. CentOS supports various website hosting Control Panels, and you will have a choice between cPanel, Hepsia and DirectAdmin, according to what you intend to do - to make a separate account for each and every domain name hosted on your server and even to start your reseller business, or to host all your domains at the same time and control the server as one single account. You'll also have the option to acquire the VPS without Control Panel if you need a machine with CentOS, yet with no additional software that comes with the Control Panels. This way, you can install web or database servers that are different from the default ones which we supply.

CentOS in Dedicated Servers

CentOS is among the Operating Systems which we provide with all our dedicated server packages. Throughout the sign-up process, you can choose between the 32-bit and the 64-bit version of the OS and make sure that the software environment on your new server matches the specifications of the apps that you intend to install. Compared to other Operating Systems, CentOS will also allow you to choose between several website hosting Control Panels, according to what you need the server for. With Hepsia, for example, you're able to manage the whole server like just a single account irrespective of the number of domain names that you host, while with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you are able to make a different account for each and every domain name, that can give you the opportunity to start a web hosting reseller business. In case you don't select any Control Panel, you will receive your server with CentOS only, as the software that comes with the Control Panels will not be installed. We also provide you with regular OS updates as part of our Managed Services package, so you won't have to invest time and effort downloading and setting up the most recent and most protected software on the dedicated server.