CentOS is short for Community Enterprise OS. This is one of the best Linux distributions for servers and it is recognized as being one of the most stable and safe Operating Systems on the market. CentOS is open-source software, so you'll be able to personalize it in whatever way you see fit, adding and removing packages or altering the program code of all of them. It's also free to distribute and use, so you will not need to pay any kind of license fees, meaning that the total price that you'll need to pay for a server running CentOS will be cheaper than the price for a server working with another OS. What makes CentOS stand out among other Linux releases is its huge developer society, which will help you find the answer to any kind of question or problem you may have. What's even more, each version that's released officially is supported for ten years, that is is longer than with any alternative operating system. What this means is frequent security and stability updates which provides a reliable software setting for all of your web applications in the long run.

CentOS in Dedicated Web Hosting

CentOS is one of the Operating Systems that we provide with our dedicated server packages. Throughout the signup process, you will be able to pick from the 32-bit and the 64-bit version of the OS and ensure that the software environment on your new server will meet the specifications of the apps that you would like to install. Unlike other Operating Systems, CentOS also allows you to choose from several hosting Control Panels, according to what you need the server for. With Hepsia, for instance, you'll be able to control the server like just a single account regardless of the number of domain names which you host, while with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you will be able to generate a different account for each domain name, which will give you the opportunity to start a web hosting reseller business. In case you do not choose any Control Panel, you'll get your server with CentOS only, as the software that comes with the Control Panels will not be installed. We also provide weekly OS updates as part of our Managed Services package, so you won't have to spend effort and time downloading and installing the most up-to-date and most secure software on your dedicated server.