CentOS is an abbreviation for Community Enterprise OS. This is one of the best Linux releases for servers and it is well known as one of the most reliable and safe Operating Systems available. CentOS is open-source software, so you are able to customize it in any way you see fit, adding and removing packages or updating the program code of all of them. It's also free to distribute and use, so you will not have to pay any kind of license fees, meaning that the overall price that you will need to pay for a server running CentOS will be lower than the price for a server running some other OS. What makes CentOS stand out among other Linux releases is its huge developer community, that will help you get the answer to any question or problem you might have. What's even more, each version that's released officially is supported for ten years, that is is longer than with any other OS. What this means is regular security and stability updates that will provide a stable software environment for your web applications in the long run.

CentOS in Dedicated Hosting

CentOS is among the Operating Systems which we provide with our dedicated server plans. Throughout the registration 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 will meet the requirements of the apps that you'd like to set up. Compared to other Operating Systems, CentOS also allows you to choose between several hosting Control Panels, depending on what you need the server for. With Hepsia, for instance, you will be able to take care of the whole server like an individual account irrespective of the number of domains which you host, while with cPanel you can generate a different account for each domain name, that can give you the opportunity to start a web hosting reseller business. In case you don't choose any Control Panel, you'll get the server with CentOS only, since the software that comes with the Control Panels won't be installed. We also supply weekly OS updates as part of our Managed Services package, so you will not have to spend time and effort downloading and installing the most current and most secure software on your dedicated server.