Ubuntu is a really popular Operating System, which employs the Linux kernel. Though it is used mainly on personal computers, its server version has been becoming more popular nowadays as well. Ubuntu is among the lightest Linux releases you can get and it is compatible with 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're able to get official security and performance updates. Unlike many other OS's, Ubuntu is distributed with no license fees and you are able to modify its core, and all of the thousands of packages it contains, in any way you find fit. This will allow you to set up the ideal software environment for your web applications regardless of their requirements. Because of the popularity of the Operating System, Ubuntu has huge developer and user communities, so you will always find lots of materials online about any question or problem that you might have.

Ubuntu in VPS Web Hosting

With any of our Linux VPS web hosting packages, you are able to pick the Ubuntu OS on the order page. We are aware of the fact that some pieces of software have specific requirements with regard to the Operating System they're installed on, so you'll be able to select between the 32-bit and the 64-bit release of Ubuntu. Also, you can select if your VPS should feature our Hepsia Control Panel or with no Control Panel at all. In the first case, you'll receive everything you will need pre-installed - MySQL, email server, FTP, etcetera. software, and you will be able to make everything through your online browser, yet the root access is restricted; whereas in the second case, you will get Ubuntu as well as the Apache server software only, which means that you can install anything freely due to the full root access that you will be given, but the server management tasks are done from a console. Our administrators will watch your VPS and upgrade the Ubuntu setup on a weekly basis when you add the additional Managed Services bundle that we offer.

Ubuntu in Dedicated Servers Hosting

Ubuntu is one of the OS options which you can find on our registration page when you choose to acquire one of our Linux dedicated servers hosting packages. We'll install the 32-bit or the 64-bit version, to meet the system requirements of the apps which you would like to install on the server. You can also select the software which will operate on your machine, due to the fact that we will install only the Apache web server software, so everything else can be customized software of your liking. You can install the latter without problems using a Secure Shell console, as you'll receive root-level access and you will get full control of your server. You are free to set up a website hosting Control Panel as well and manage some things through a graphical interface, as long as it can work on an Ubuntu-driven machine. To make things simpler, we also supply a Managed Services upgrade, that, among other things, comes with OS updates.