Ubuntu is a very popular Operating System, which employs the Linux kernel. Even though it is used mainly on desktops, its server version has been gaining in popularity recently as well. Ubuntu is among the lightest Linux distributions you can get and it supports almost any kind of hardware, which makes it a universal OS. It's also very stable and secure and has an at the very least a five-year support life cycle, so you will be able to get official protection and performance updates. Unlike numerous other Operating Systems, Ubuntu is distributed with no license fees and you will be able to modify its core, and / or all of the countless packages it comes with, in any way you find fit. This will allow you to install the perfect software environment for all your web apps whatever their requirements. Due to the popularity of the Operating System, Ubuntu has huge developer and user communities, so that you will always find lots of materials on the world wide web related to any question or problem which you might have.
Ubuntu in VPS
With any of our Linux VPS packages, you'll be able to decide on the Ubuntu Operating System on the order page. We recognize the fact that some pieces of software have particular requirements with regard to the OS they're installed on, and you'll be able to choose from the 32-bit and the 64-bit version of Ubuntu. You can also select whether the VPS should feature our Hepsia Control Panel or with no Control Panel at all. In the first case, you'll receive everything you need pre-installed - MySQL, electronic mail server, FTP, etcetera. software, and you will be able to make everything via your web browser, however the root access will be limited; whereas in the second case, you will get Ubuntu as well as the Apache server software only, so that you'll be able to set up anything freely thanks to the full root access that you will be given, yet the server management tasks can be done using a console. Our sysadmins will monitor your VPS and upgrade the Ubuntu installation weekly if you add the optional Managed Services bundle which we offer.
Ubuntu in Dedicated Hosting
You're able to get Ubuntu with all of our dedicated server packages, due to the fact that we offer 32-bit and 64-bit editions of this OS. Thus, you can select the more appropriate of them, based on the type of applications that you want to install and run and on the system requirements they have about the OS. You will have root-level access to the server, which provides you with full control of the software environment. We will install just the Apache web server software, so you're able to add everything else you may need, even when it's not related directly to websites, such as a VOIP server, for example. You'll be able to control everything through a console, however if you would like, you may also install a hosting Control Panel, provided that it is compatible with Ubuntu. If you order the optional Managed Services bundle, we'll maintain your Operating System up-to-date weekly and will make sure that you have the most recent software packages for a stable and risk-free server environment.