Ubuntu is a very popular Operating System, that employs the Linux kernel. Though it is used primarily on PCs, its server version has been gaining in popularity lately as well. Ubuntu is among the lightest Linux distributions out there 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 are able to get official protection and performance updates. Unlike numerous other OS's, Ubuntu is distributed with no license fees and you'll be able to customize its core, as well as all of the numerous packages it features, in any way you see fit. This allows you to install the optimal software environment for your web applications whatever their specifications. Due to the popularity of the OS, Ubuntu has vast developer and user communities, so that you will always find plenty of materials on the Internet about any question or problem which you might have.

Ubuntu in VPS Hosting

We supply Ubuntu with our Linux VPS hosting and depending on what requirements your web applications have, you are able to pick the 32-bit or the 64-bit edition of the Operating System with only a couple of clicks throughout the order process. When you get your server without a website hosting Control Panel, the only software that will be set up in addition to Ubuntu will be the Apache web server software, which means that you can use a console to access the server and to build a software environment of your liking. If you acquire your server with our Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, you will have a world wide web interface with which you can control almost everything as quickly as you control a standard shared account and all the vital MySQL, FTP and email server software will be pre-installed, yet the root access to the server is limited. If you don't have much experience, or in case you do not like to waste time on VPS administration procedures, you are able to take full advantage of the Managed Services upgrade, which includes every week Ubuntu Operating System upgrades.

Ubuntu in Dedicated Web Hosting

Ubuntu is among the Operating System options which you will find on our registration page if you want to obtain one of our Linux dedicated hosting services. We will install the 32-bit or the 64-bit version, so as to satisfy the system requirements of the apps that you'd like to install on the server. You may also choose the software that will run on your machine, because we will set up only the Apache web server software, so everything else can be custom-made software of your choice. You will be able to install the latter without any problems through a Secure Shell console, since you'll get root-level access and you'll have full control over your server. You are free to install a web hosting Control Panel as well and control some things using a graphical interface, as long as it can run on an Ubuntu-driven machine. To make things simpler for you, we also offer a Managed Services upgrade, which, among other things, comes with Operating System updates.