Ubuntu is an extremely popular OS, that employs the Linux kernel. Although it's used mainly on PCs, its server version has been becoming more popular these days as well. Ubuntu is among the lightest Linux releases out there and it supports almost any hardware, which makes it a universal OS. It's also very stable and secure and has an no less than a 5-year support life cycle, so you're able to receive official safety and performance updates. Unlike a number of other OS's, Ubuntu is distributed without any license fees and you can modify its core, or all of the thousands of packages it contains, in any way you find fit. This will allow you to install the right software environment for all of your web applications whatever their requirements. As a result of the popularity of the OS, Ubuntu has large developer and user communities, so you can always find find a lot of materials on the Internet related to any question or problem that you may have.
Ubuntu in VPS Servers
With any of our VPS servers, you'll be able to decide on the Ubuntu Operating System from the order page. We recognize the fact that some pieces of software have specific requirements in terms of the OS they are set up on, so you are able to choose from the 32-bit and the 64-bit release of Ubuntu. Also, you can choose if your VPS should include our Hepsia Control Panel or with no Control Panel at all. In the first case, you'll find everything you need pre-installed - MySQL, e-mail server, FTP, etcetera. software, and you'll be able to make everything through your Internet browser, however the root access will be restricted; while in the second case, you'll get Ubuntu as well as the Apache server software only, so that you'll be able to set up anything freely thanks to the full root access that you will be given, yet the server management tasks will be performed from a console. Our administrators can keep track of your VPS and upgrade the Ubuntu installation on a weekly basis when you add the additional Managed Services package that we offer.
Ubuntu in Dedicated Servers
Ubuntu is one of the Operating System options that you'll find on our order page in case you decide to acquire one of our dedicated web hosting plans. We can set up the 32-bit or the 64-bit release, so as to match the system requirements of the applications that you need to install on the server. You may also choose the software which will operate on your machine, since we will install only the Apache web server software, so all else can be custom software of your liking. You will be able to set up the latter without any problems using a Secure Shell console, because you will get root-level access and you will have full control over your server. You can install a website hosting Control Panel as well and manage some things through a graphical interface, as long as it can work on an Ubuntu-driven machine. To make things easier for you, we also offer a Managed Services upgrade, which, among other things, comes with OS upgrades.