CentOS is an abbreviation for Community Enterprise Operating System. This is one of the best Linux releases for servers and it is well known as being one of the most stable and secure Operating Systems on the market. CentOS is open-source software, which means that you'll be able to personalize it in any 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 will not have to pay any license fees, meaning that the total price that you will have to pay for a server making use of CentOS will be lower as compared to the price for a server working with an alternative OS. What makes CentOS stand out among various other Linux distributions is its huge developer society, that will help you get the reply to any kind of question or problem you might have. What's even more, each version which is released officially is supported for 10 years, that's is longer than with any alternative operating system. What this means is regular security and stability updates that provides a reliable software environment for your web applications in the long run.

CentOS in VPS Servers

You will be able to pick CentOS for your new VPS server during the signup process. We supply 32-bit and 64-bit versions, in order to give you the option to select the one that is more suitable for the applications that you intend to install and work with. CentOS supports multiple website hosting Control Panels, so you will have a choice between cPanel, Hepsia and DirectAdmin, based on what you would like to do - to create a separate account for every single domain name hosted on your server and even to start your reseller business, or to host all your domains at the same time and manage the entire server as one single account. You will also have the option to order the VPS without any Control Panel in case you need a machine with CentOS, however with no additional software that is provided with the Control Panels. In this way, you are able to set up web or database servers that are different from the standard ones which we offer.

CentOS in Dedicated Servers

CentOS is one of the Operating Systems that we offer with all our dedicated server packages. 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 meets the requirements of the applications that you'd like to install. Compared to other Operating Systems, CentOS will also allow you to choose between a couple of hosting Control Panels, according to what you need the server for. With Hepsia, for example, you will be able to control the entire 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 generate an independent account for each domain, that can give you the opportunity to start a hosting reseller business. In case you do not pick any Control Panel, you'll get your server with CentOS only, since the software that comes with the Control Panels won't be installed. We also provide you with regular OS updates as part of our Managed Services package, so you won't need to invest effort and time downloading and setting up the most current and most protected software on the dedicated server.