Ubuntu is a very popular OS, that makes use of the Linux kernel. Though it is used primarily on desktops, its server version has been rising in popularity these days as well. Ubuntu is among the lightest Linux distributions you can get and it is compatible with almost any kind of hardware, which makes it a universal OS. In addition, it is very stable and secure and has an no less than a five-year support life cycle, so you will be able to get official safety and performance updates. Unlike a number of other Operating Systems, Ubuntu is distributed with no license fees and you will be able to modify its core, or any of the numerous packages it features, in any way you find fit. This enables you to set up the proper software environment for all of your web apps irrespective of their requirements. As a result of the popularity of the OS, Ubuntu has large developer and user communities, so you'll always find find plenty of materials on the world wide web about any question or problem that you may have.

Ubuntu in Dedicated Hosting

Ubuntu is one of the OS options which you'll find on our order page if you choose to get one of our Linux dedicated servers hosting packages. We will set up the 32-bit or the 64-bit version, to meet the system requirements of the apps which you want to install on the server. You may also select the software that will operate on your machine, because we will set up only the Apache web server software, so all else can be tailor-made software of your liking. You can set up the latter without problems through a Secure Shell console, because you'll have root-level access and you will have full control of your hosting server. You are free to set up a hosting Control Panel as well and manage some things using a graphical interface, as long as it can function on an Ubuntu-driven machine. To make things simpler for you, we also offer a Managed Services upgrade, which, among other things, includes OS updates.