Ubuntu is a really popular OS, that employs the Linux kernel. While it is used mainly on desktop machines, its server version has been becoming more popular lately as well. Ubuntu is one of the lightest Linux distributions available and it's compatible with almost any hardware, that makes it a universal OS. In addition, it is very stable and secure and has an a minimum of a five-year support life cycle, so you will be able to get official security and performance updates. Unlike a number of other OS's, Ubuntu is distributed without license fees and you can modify its core, as well as any of the numerous packages it features, in any way you find fit. This enables you to set up the right software environment for all of your web applications irrespective of their requirements. As a result of the popularity of the OS, Ubuntu has vast developer and user communities, so that you'll always find find a lot of materials on the web regarding any question or problem which you may have.

Ubuntu in VPS Hosting

We offer Ubuntu with our Linux VPS hosting packages and depending on what requirements your web applications have, you're able to choose the 32-bit or the 64-bit version of the Operating System with just a few mouse clicks throughout the order process. If you obtain your server without a hosting Control Panel, the sole software that will be installed in addition to Ubuntu is the Apache web server software, therefore you'll be able to use a console to access the hosting server and to build a software environment that you choose. If you get your server with the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, you'll have a web interface with which you will be able to control almost everything as quickly as you manage a standard shared account and all necessary MySQL, FTP and e-mail server software will be pre-installed, but the root access to your server is restricted. In case you don't have much experience, or in case you don't want to waste time on VPS control procedures, you will be able to take full advantage of our Managed Services upgrade, which includes once a week Ubuntu Operating System upgrades.

Ubuntu in Dedicated Web Hosting

Ubuntu is one of the OS options that you'll find on our order page when you want to acquire one of our Linux dedicated servers hosting packages. We will set up the 32-bit or the 64-bit edition, to match the system requirements of the applications which you would like to install on the server. You may also choose the software that will operate on your machine, due to the fact that we will set up only the Apache web server software, so the rest can be tailor-made software of your liking. You're able to set up the latter without any problems through a Secure Shell console, as you will get root-level access and you will have full control of your server. You are free to set up a hosting Control Panel as well and control some things through a graphical interface, as long as it can run on an Ubuntu-driven machine. To make things simpler, we also offer a Managed Services upgrade, that, among other things, includes OS updates.