CentOS is an abbreviation for Community Enterprise Operating System. This is one of the leading Linux distributions for servers and it is recognized as being one of the most reliable and risk-free Operating Systems on the market. CentOS is open-source software, so you will be able to customize it in whatever way you see fit, adding and removing packages or updating the code of any of them. It is also free to distribute and use, so you won't need to pay any license fees, which means that the total price that you will need to pay for a server making use of CentOS will be cheaper as compared to the price for a server working with another OS. What makes CentOS stand out among various other Linux releases is its huge developer society, which will help you find the reply to any kind of question or problem you might have. What's more, each version that's released officially is supported for 10 years, that's is longer than with any alternative operating system. This means frequent protection and stability updates which will provide a great software environment for your web apps in the long run.
CentOS in VPS
CentOS is one of the Operating System solutions provided by our VPS packages. You will get a quick, risk-free and reliable machine with a 32- or 64-bit OS, depending on the selection that you've made through the sign-up process. You can also choose from the Hepsia, cPanel and DirectAdmin hosting Control Panels - something, that is not possible with other Linux distributions. These options will give you the opportunity to decide what you'd like to do with your VPS - to host your own sites and to manage the entire server as a single very powerful account, or to make different accounts and give access to others if, for example, you wish to start a web hosting reseller business. If you're more experienced and you want a server with CentOS, but with no extra software which is usually installed on it, you will be able to order a VPS without Control Panel. This will allow you to fully customize the software environment for your Internet sites.
CentOS in Dedicated Hosting
CentOS is among the Operating Systems that we provide with all our dedicated server plans. Throughout the sign-up process, you'll be able to choose from the 32-bit and the 64-bit version of the OS and make sure that the software environment on your new server matches the requirements of the applications that you'd like to install. In contrast to other Operating Systems, CentOS also allows you to choose between several website hosting Control Panels, determined by what you need the server for. With Hepsia, for example, you are able to control the whole server like an individual account irrespective of the number of domain names that you host, while with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you will be able to create a different account for each and every domain name, which will give you the opportunity to start a hosting reseller business. In case you do not choose any Control Panel, you'll get the server with CentOS only, since the software that comes with the Control Panels will not be installed. We also provide you with weekly OS updates as part of our Managed Services package, so you will not need to invest time and effort downloading and setting up the most current and most protected software on the dedicated server.