Ubuntu is a very popular Operating System, that employs the Linux kernel. Although it's used primarily on personal computers, its server version has been gaining in popularity nowadays as well. Ubuntu is one of the lightest Linux distributions you can get and it is compatible with almost any kind of hardware, that makes it a universal Operating System. It's also very stable and secure and has an a minimum of a five-year support life cycle, so you will be able to receive official safety and performance updates. Unlike many other Operating Systems, Ubuntu is distributed devoid of license fees and you will be able to modify its core, and all of the countless packages it comes with, in any way you find fit. This allows you to set up the ideal software environment for all your web applications irrespective of their requirements. As a result of the popularity of the Operating System, Ubuntu has large developer and user communities, so you can always find find numerous materials on the web regarding any question or problem which you may have.

Ubuntu in VPS Web Hosting

With any of our Linux VPS web hosting, you are able to choose the Ubuntu Operating System from the order page. We recognize the fact that some pieces of software have particular requirements with regard to the OS they can be installed on, and you will be able to select between the 32-bit and the 64-bit version of Ubuntu. You can also select if the VPS should include the Hepsia Control Panel or with no Control Panel at all. In the first case, you will find everything you'll need pre-installed - MySQL, electronic mail server, FTP, etc. software, and you're able to do everything from your Internet browser, but the root access is restricted; while in the second case, you will receive Ubuntu plus the Apache server software only, so that you can set up anything freely due to the full root access which you'll be given, yet the server management tasks can be done from a console. Our admins will monitor your VPS and upgrade the Ubuntu setup weekly if you add the optional Managed Services package that we offer.

Ubuntu in Dedicated Servers Hosting

Ubuntu is among the OS options that you'll find on our order page in case you want to get one of our Linux dedicated servers hosting. We can set up the 32-bit or the 64-bit release, so as to match the system requirements of the applications which you wish to install on the server. You can also choose the software which will run on your machine, since we will install only the Apache web server software, so everything else can be tailor-made software of your choice. You'll be able to set up the latter without problems employing a Secure Shell console, because you will receive root-level access and you will get full control over your server. You can set up a website hosting Control Panel too and manage some things through a graphical interface, as long as it can run on an Ubuntu-driven machine. To make things easier, we also offer a Managed Services upgrade, which, among other things, contains Operating System upgrades.