Ubuntu is a really popular Operating System, that uses the Linux kernel. While it is used mainly on PCs, its server version has been gaining in popularity nowadays as well. Ubuntu is among the lightest Linux distributions available and it supports almost any hardware, that makes it a universal OS. It is also very stable and secure and has an at least a 5-year support life cycle, so you will be able to receive official safety and performance updates. Unlike many other OS's, Ubuntu is distributed with no license fees and you are able to modify its core, as well as all of the numerous packages it comes with, in any way you see fit. This enables you to set up the ideal software environment for all of your web apps irrespective of their requirements. Because of the popularity of the Operating System, Ubuntu has vast developer and user communities, so you can always find find lots of materials on the Internet regarding any question or problem which you might have.
Ubuntu in VPS Servers
We supply Ubuntu with all our VPS web hosting plans and depending on what requirements your web apps have, you'll be able to select the 32-bit or the 64-bit edition of the Operating System with just a couple of clicks throughout the registration process. If you get your server devoid of website hosting Control Panel, the sole piece of software that will be installed on top of Ubuntu will be the Apache web server software, which means that you can use a console in order to access the website hosting server and to build a software environment of your liking. If you order your server with our Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, you will have a web interface with which you'll be able to manage almost everything just as easily as you control a regular shared account and all the important MySQL, FTP and e-mail server software will be pre-installed, however the root access to your server will be limited. When you don't have much experience, or if you do not plan to waste time on VPS supervision procedures, you'll be able to take full advantage of our Managed Services upgrade, that includes weekly Ubuntu Operating System upgrades.
Ubuntu in Dedicated Servers
Ubuntu is one of the Operating System options that you will find on our order page when you want to acquire one of our dedicated web hosting plans. We will install the 32-bit or the 64-bit release, so as to satisfy the system requirements of the apps which you wish to install on the server. You may also select the software that will operate on your machine, since we will set up only the Apache web server software, so all else can be tailor-made software that you choose. You're able to set up the latter without any problems from a Secure Shell console, because you will get root-level access and you will have full control over the server. You can install a website hosting Control Panel too and manage some things from a graphical interface, as long as it can function on an Ubuntu-driven machine. To make things simpler, we also provide a Managed Services upgrade, that, among other things, features Operating System upgrades.