Ubuntu is a preferred desktop OS, which uses the Linux kernel, and its server version is getting pretty popular as well. The reason is that the OS is amazingly light and it'll function on almost any kind of hardware without any issues, utilizing its resources to the max. Ubuntu is also pretty reliable and secure and all the Long-Term Support (LTS) versions are supported for at least five years, which warrants that you should have a risk-free and dependable software environment on your hosting server all of the time. Furthermore, Ubuntu has one of the biggest user communities on the planet, so if you experience any kind of problem or have any kind of question, you will find numerous resources on the net. One of the basic benefits of this Operating System is the fact that it includes thousands of software packages that can be easily customized according to your needs and / or the requirements of the applications which you need to run, not to mention that you won't have to pay any kind of license fees any time. In contrast, other OS's are paid and their program code isn't accessible, thus it can't be changed.
Ubuntu in VPS Hosting
Ubuntu is available with all our Linux VPS hosting and you can acquire a VPS running it in less than an hour. 32-bit and 64-bit editions of the OS are available, so you'll be able to pick the one which you need if the software that you want to run on the server has specific system requirements regarding this. You can also select whether your Ubuntu-powered VPS should be set up with no Control Panel, in which case you'll have full root access and you will be able to set up anything through a console; or if the Hepsia Control Panel should be installed on it, in which case you will have an online interface and all the necessary web server, MySQL, FTP, e-mail server, etcetera. software will be pre-installed. The root access in the second case will be more restricted, but such a installation is more effective for users with less experience. We can also keep your Ubuntu up-to-date regularly if you add the Managed Services upgrade. You will be able to do this during the VPS order process or at any later time through your billing Control Panel.
Ubuntu in Dedicated Web Hosting
Ubuntu is one of the Operating System options that you will find on our registration page if you choose to acquire one of our Linux dedicated web hosting. We'll install the 32-bit or the 64-bit version, in order to match the system requirements of the apps that you intend to set up on the server. You can also select the software which will run on your machine, as we will install only the Apache web server software, so the rest can be custom-made software of your choice. You're able to set up the latter without any problems from a Secure Shell console, because you'll have root-level access and you'll have full control over the hosting server. You are free to set up a website hosting Control Panel too and control some things via a graphical interface, as long as it can work on an Ubuntu-driven machine. To make things simpler for you, we also supply a Managed Services upgrade, which, among other things, comes with Operating System updates.