Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux versions for desktop machines, but the Operating System also has a server version, that has been becoming more popular recently. Ubuntu is very fast and supports a number of hardware components, so it can run on pretty much any machine not using an excessive amount of system resources. The OS is considered to be very reliable and secure, plus due to its popularity, you'll find various sources online with information about any question or problem that you may have. The Long-Term Support (LTS) versions are supported for at least 5 years, so you will be able to get security patches without having to worry about softwareissues in the long term. Because Ubuntu is absolutely free to use, you are able to customize both its core as well as the thousands of additional software packages that you can download and install in any way you see fit, without any restrictions and without any license fees. In this way, you can receive a fast, dependable and powerful web hosting service and pay just the cost of the server.

Ubuntu in VPS

With any of our Linux VPS, you're able to select the Ubuntu OS from the order page. We are aware of the fact that some programs have certain requirements with regard to the OS they are installed on, and you are able to select between the 32-bit and the 64-bit edition of Ubuntu. Also, you can select whether your VPS should include the Hepsia Control Panel or no Control Panel at all. In the first case, you will find everything you'll need pre-installed - MySQL, email server, FTP, etcetera. software, and you can make everything via your web browser, however the root access will be limited; whereas in the second case, you'll get Ubuntu as well as the Apache server software only, so that you'll be able to set up anything freely thanks to the full root access which you'll be given, yet the server management tasks can be performed from a console. Our admins can keep track of your VPS and update the Ubuntu setup weekly when you add the optional Managed Services bundle that we offer.

Ubuntu in Dedicated Hosting

Ubuntu is among the OS options which you will find on our order page in case you want to obtain one of our Linux dedicated hosting. We'll install the 32-bit or the 64-bit version, in order to satisfy the system requirements of the apps that you'd like to install on the server. You may also select the software that will run on your machine, as we will set up only the Apache web server software, so all else can be custom software of your choice. You can install the latter without problems employing a Secure Shell console, because you will get root-level access and you will have full control of your hosting server. You can set up a website hosting Control Panel too and control some things using a graphical interface, as long as it can function on an Ubuntu-driven machine. To make things simpler, we also provide a Managed Services upgrade, which, among other things, contains Operating System updates.