Linux VPS OS Options

cPanel

OS Templates (See above for cPanel pricing)
cPanel Standard (Default): Enhanced (OpenVZ Only), Power, Pinnacle
cPanel Advanced (Available): Power, Pinnacle

The cPanel Standard Template is a lean, core install of cPanel meant to run efficiently on systems with lower available resources.

The cPanel Advanced Template is pre-configured to match the configuration of our shared hosting servers, making it ideal for users upgrading from one of our shared hosting or reseller accounts.

Zend Server Community Edition

Available Pre-installed On
OpenVZ: CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu

Zend Server CE is a free version of Zend Server. Zend Server CE provides web developers with a PHP environment that can be set up within minutes. Its developers designed it to meet the needs of non-critical server deployments. Zend supports the majority of the most popular databases including MySQL. It includes the same top-notch operating code and easy to use PHP management capabilities available within the commercial version of Zend Server.

CentOS

OS Templates
OpenVZ: 5 cPanel, 5 Kloxo Host-In-A-Box, 5 Full, 5 LAMP, 5 LAPP, 5 FastCGI + Ruby on Rails, 5 Mongrel Pound + Ruby on Rails
Xen: 5.1 cPanel, 5.2 cPanel, 5.2 LAMP, 5.2 RoR/Passenger/Mongrel, 5.2 Minimal

The goal of the CentOS Project is to provide a free enterprise class computing platform to anyone who wishes to use it. CentOs has an active and growing user community, an extensive mirror network as well as contactable and responsive developers. Free support is available via IRC, Chat, Mailing lists, Forums and a dynamic FAQ.

CentOS is built from publicly available open source SRPMS provided by a prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor (think 'scarlet headgear') and it aims to be 100% binary compatible with packages from that vendor.

Fedora Core

OS Templates
OpenVZ: 8 (Werewolf), 10 (Cambridge), 11 (Leonidas)
Xen: 8 (Werewolf), 9 (Sulphur)

Fedora is built by a global community of developers: the Fedora Project. The Fedora Project aims to showcase the latest and greatest in free and open source software. Fedora is known as a forward-thinking Linux distribution and is always free for anyone to use, modify and distribute, now and forever. The Fedora Project is managed and directed by the Fedora Foundation and sponsored by Red Hat.

Debian

OS Templates
OpenVZ: 3.1 (Sarge), 4.0 (Etch), 5.0 (Lenny)
Xen: 4.0 (Etch)

Debian is one of the most popular choices for GNU/Linux developers. Used by a wide range of organizations as well as thousands of individuals, Debian offers an extensive user community with support available through the Debian Project's online documentation, Wiki, Mailing lists, Usenet groups and numerous websites.

Package management is quick and easy using the included apt-get system. A basic LAMP server can be set up in just a couple comands! Over 15,000 packages are ready to be installed on your system from a large selection of apt repositories.

Gentoo

OS Templates
OpenVZ: 2006
Xen: 2008

Gentoo is one of the most customizable Linux distribution available today. The Gentoo philosophy is that the user should be able to configure their system to do exactly what they want it to do in the most efficient manner possible - no more and no less. In line with this philosophy, all packages are compiled from source to your exact specifications. Your Gentoo powered VPS will be a very basic system (a 'Stage 3 Install') that includes GCC and SSHD. Please note that you'll need to be comfortable with compiling software to get the most out of Gentoo.

Gentoo is built around the Portage software distribution system and you'll need to use Portage whenever you add or update applications. Over 10,000 packages are available through Portage.

Slackware

OS Templates
OpenVZ: 12.0

The aim of the Slackware Linux Project is to produce the most "UNIX-like" Linux distribution while maintaining simplicity and stability. Since its first release in 1993, Slackware has become one of the most popular, stable and friendly Linux distributions available.

Slackware Linux is a complete 32-bit multitasking "UNIX-like" system. It's currently based around the 2.4 Linux kernel series and the GNU C Library version 2.3.4 (libc6). Our OS templates provide a minimal Slackware environment so that you can install packages as needed to suit your specific requirements. Available packages include extensive online documentation, a menu-driven package system, C/C++ development environments, Perl, networking utilities, a mail server, a news server, a web server, an ftp server, plus many more programs.

Ubuntu

OS Templates
OpenVZ: 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon), 8.04 (Hardy Heron), 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)
Xen: 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), 8.04 (Hardy Heron), 8.04 LAMP, 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)

Ubuntu is a Debian-based Linux distribution that has rapidly gained a large community of users and developers and is quickly becoming one of the most popular distributions today. Support is available from the Ubuntu community through Web Forums, Mailing Lists, Wiki and Chat (IRC).

Known for its robust and reliable server installations, Debian provides a solid foundation for Ubuntu. You'll use the apt-get package management system for your software installation and updates. Using apt, keeping your system secure and up-to-date is a breeze.