CentOS is short for Community Enterprise OS. This is one of the best Linux releases for servers and it's recognized as being one of the most reliable and protected Operating Systems on the market. CentOS is open-source software, which means that you will be able to personalize it in any way you see fit, adding and removing packages or altering the program code of any of them. It is also free to distribute and use, so you won't have to pay any license fees, which means that the total price that you'll have to pay for a server running CentOS will be cheaper than the price for a server working with an alternative OS. What makes CentOS unique among various other Linux distributions is its huge developer community, which will help you get the answer to any kind of question or problem you have. What's even more, each version which is released officially is supported for ten years, which is longer than with any other OS. What this means is routine protection and stability updates that provides a dependable software environment for your web apps in the long run.

CentOS in Dedicated Hosting

CentOS is among the Operating Systems that we offer with all our dedicated server packages. During the registration process, you'll be able to select from the 32-bit and the 64-bit version of the OS and ensure that the software environment on your new server meets the requirements of the apps that you intend to set up. Unlike other Operating Systems, CentOS will also allow you to choose from various hosting Control Panels, based on what you need the server for. With Hepsia, for instance, you're able to take care of the entire server like a single account whatever the number of domain names that you host, while with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you're able to generate an individual account for each and every domain, which will give you the opportunity to start a hosting reseller business. If you don't select any Control Panel, you will receive your server with CentOS only, since the software that comes with the Control Panels will not be installed. We also offer weekly OS updates as part of our own Managed Services package, so you will not need to invest time and effort downloading and setting up the most up-to-date and most protected software on your dedicated server.