Ubuntu is a really popular OS, that uses the Linux kernel. Although it's used mainly on PCs, its server version has been gaining in popularity nowadays as well. Ubuntu is one of the lightest Linux distributions available and it supports almost any hardware, that makes it a universal OS. It's also very stable and secure and has an at least a five-year support life cycle, so you're able to get official safety and performance updates. Unlike alternative OS's, Ubuntu is distributed without any license fees and you'll be able to customize its core, or all of the countless packages it contains, in any way you see fit. This will enable you to install the proper software environment for your web apps regardless of their requirements. As a result of the popularity of the Operating System, Ubuntu has huge developer and user communities, so you can always find find plenty of materials online related to any question or problem which you may have.

Ubuntu in Dedicated Servers Hosting

We offer Ubuntu with all of our dedicated server plans and if you need this OS, you will be able to select the 32-bit or the 64-bit release with just a click on the order page. We provide two versions, to guarantee that the hosting server matches the requirements of the software that you want to install. The full root access to the server will enable you to set up any other software, since the only pre-installed application is the Apache web server. You are able to access the server safely through a console, yet if you would like to use a world wide web interface, you are free to install any Control Panel that can run on an Ubuntu-powered machine. If you'd like to focus your efforts on the content and not on server maintenance tasks, you'll be able to add our Managed Services upgrade and we will handle a variety of tasks for you, among them once a week OS updates.