Debian is an OS that uses the Linux kernel. Even though it is usually set up on desktop machines, it's being used on an increasing number of web servers too. The reason is that it's very stable, so a server running it will not have to be restarted for months. Debian is also regarded as being among the most safe Operating Systems available, due to the fact that security patches are released within days after a problem is discovered. This is possible because thousands of experienced developers are employed by the Debian project on a voluntary basis and not only do they work on the OS itself, they also provide 24/7 support through special mailing lists and respond in twenty minutes to any kind of question. In this light, you will enjoy top-level support directly from the developers who know their own platform in depth, and not from a third-party support team. Debian is also among the Linux distributions with the highest number of packages - over 30,000. As the Operating System is completely free to use, you'll be able to modify both the core as well as any of the packages in the way you see fit. Also, you will not need to pay any license fees.
Debian in Dedicated Web Hosting
You are able to select the Debian OS for your new dedicated server with only a mouse click on our order page and depending on your choice, we will set up the 32-bit or the 64-bit version of the OS on your machine, to ensure that the software that you will install later will perform in the best way. Selecting a server without Control Panel, you will receive Debian and the Apache web server software and you're able to manage everything using a console. A server that is ordered with our Hepsia Control Panel will come with all the software which you'll need for your websites. Even though with the latter option the root access is restricted, you're able to control the server as if it were a shared hosting account, which means that you can take advantage of a dedicated machine even if you do not have previous experience with this kind of hosting service. If you get our Managed Services upgrade, we will maintain your server and will update its OS weekly in order to ensure that you have the latest and most secure version.