Ubuntu is among the most widespread Linux versions for personal computers, but the Operating System also has a server release, that has been gaining in popularity nowadays. Ubuntu is really quick and supports numerous hardware components, so it can work on pretty much every server not consuming too much resources. The Operating System is widely known as very dependable and secure, not to mention that as a result of its popularity, you will find quite a lot of sources online with info about any question or problem that you might have. The Long-Term Support (LTS) versions are supported for a minimum of five years, so you will be able to get security patches without having to worry about softwareissues in the long run. Since Ubuntu is free to use, you're able to modify both its core as well as the thousands of additional software packages which you can download and install in any way you find fit, devoid of restrictions and without paying any license fees. In this way, you can acquire a rapid, dependable and powerful website hosting service and pay just the cost of the server.
Ubuntu in Dedicated Web Hosting
Ubuntu is one of the Operating System options which you will find on our registration page in case you choose to acquire one of our Linux dedicated web hosting. We will set up the 32-bit or the 64-bit version, so as to match the system requirements of the apps which you intend to set up on the server. You can also select the software that will run on your machine, because we will install only the Apache web server software, so all else can be custom software of your liking. You are able to set up the latter without problems from a Secure Shell console, as you will get root-level access and you will have full control of your hosting server. You are free to set up a website 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 provide a Managed Services upgrade, that, among other things, features Operating System upgrades.