Ubuntu is an exceptionally popular Operating System, that makes use of the Linux kernel. Although it's used mainly on desktop machines, its server version has been gaining in popularity nowadays as well. Ubuntu is among the lightest Linux releases you can get and it supports almost any kind of hardware, that makes it a universal OS. In addition, it is very stable and secure and has an at the very least a 5-year support life cycle, so you will be able to get official security and performance updates. Unlike lots of other Operating Systems, Ubuntu is distributed without any license fees and you'll be able to modify its core, as well as any of the thousands of packages it contains, in any way you see fit. This allows you to set up the ideal software environment for all your web applications regardless of their requirements. Due to the popularity of the OS, Ubuntu has vast developer and user communities, so that you will always find numerous materials on the world wide web related to any question or problem that you may have.
Ubuntu in VPS Servers
Ubuntu is available with all our VPS hosting plans and you can purchase a VPS running it in less than 1 hour. 32-bit and 64-bit editions of the OS are available, so you're able to choose the one which you need if the software that you want to run on your server has particular system requirements in this regard. You may also select if your Ubuntu-powered VPS should be installed without a Control Panel, in which case you will have full root access and you can install anything through a console; or if the Hepsia Control Panel should be set up on it, in which case you will have an online interface and all needed web server, MySQL, FTP, mail server, etcetera. software is pre-installed. The root access in the second case will be more limited, but this type of installation is more effective for users with less experience. We can also maintain your Ubuntu up-to-date on a regular basis when you add our Managed Services upgrade. You will be able to do so during the VPS order process or at any later time using your billing Control Panel.
Ubuntu in Dedicated Servers
Ubuntu is one of the OS options which you will find on our registration page when you want to acquire one of our dedicated web hosting plans. We can install the 32-bit or the 64-bit release, in order to meet the system requirements of the apps that you would like to set up on the server. You may also select the software which will run on your machine, due to the fact that we will set up only the Apache web server software, so the rest can be custom software of your liking. You're able to install the latter without problems from a Secure Shell console, since you'll get root-level access and you'll have full control over your hosting server. You can set up a web hosting Control Panel too and manage some things via a graphical interface, as long as it can work on an Ubuntu-driven machine. To make things easier, we also offer a Managed Services upgrade, which, among other things, contains OS updates.