Ubuntu is one of the most preferred Linux releases for desktop machines, yet the Operating System also has a server release, which has been gaining popularity recently. Ubuntu is really quick and supports numerous hardware components, so it can function on virtually every machine without consuming a lot of system resources. The Operating System is widely known as really dependable and secure, not to mention that due to its popularity, you'll find numerous sources online with information about any question or problem that you may have. The Long-Term Support (LTS) versions are supported for a minimum of five years, so you are able to get security patches without worrying about softwaretroubles in the long run. Due to the fact that Ubuntu is free to use, you're able to customize both its core and the thousands of additional software packages that you can download and set up in any way you find fit, with no restrictions and without paying any license fees. This way, you will acquire an effective, dependable and powerful website hosting service and pay just the cost of the server.

Ubuntu in VPS Servers

Ubuntu is available with all of our VPS servers and you can acquire a VPS running it in less than sixty minutes. 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the OS are available, so you'll be able to choose the one that you need when the software that you would like to run on the website hosting server has specific system requirements regarding this. You may also select if your Ubuntu-powered VPS should be set up with no Control Panel, in which case you will have full root access and you'll be able to install anything through a console; or if the Hepsia Control Panel should be set up on it, in which case you'll have a web interface and all the needed web server, MySQL, FTP, electronic mail server, etcetera. software will be pre-installed. The root access in the second case will be more restricted, but this type of installation is more efficient for users with less experience. We will also keep your Ubuntu up-to-date regularly when you add our Managed Services upgrade. You will be able to do this during the VPS order process or at any later time via your billing Control Panel.

Ubuntu in Dedicated Servers

Ubuntu is among the OS options that you will find on our order page when you want to get one of our dedicated servers. We'll install the 32-bit or the 64-bit version, in order to meet the system requirements of the applications which you intend to install on the server. You may also choose the software that will operate on your machine, due to the fact that we will install only the Apache web server software, so all else can be custom-made software that you choose. You will be able to set up the latter without problems from a Secure Shell console, since you will receive root-level access and you will get full control over the hosting server. You are free to set up a web hosting Control Panel too and control some things using 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, includes OS upgrades.