Debian is a Linux distribution, that's preffered for desktop machines, however it's been becoming more popular as a server OS over the last couple of years as well. It is very dependable and secure, because fixes are released within a few days after an issue is discovered. Debian has a huge support community, so when you have any kind of questions or issues with the OS or with some of the 30,000+ packages it is equipped with, you are able to contact the developers straight away via email using special mailing lists and receive a reply within 15-20 min. The Debian community supplies the best level of support possible, as all of your questions will be handled by the same people who created Debian in the first place, so they have a thorough knowledge of how their own system operates. Since the Operating System is free to use and distribute, no license charges will be added to your website hosting fees and you will be able to customize the code files and any additional software which you install without any restrictions, in order to optimize the software environment for your websites. In addition, Debian performs very well on any hardware, because it is light and fast and does not need a lot of memory.

Debian in VPS Servers

When you need a server running Debian, you can opt for any of the VPS server plans that we supply and select this Operating System on the order page. You can pick the 32-bit or the 64-bit Debian version, because we give you the option to choose the right one, depending on the software that you'd like to install on your server once it is up and running. If you are more tech-savvy, you may get a Debian-powered VPS without a Control Panel, so that you'll have full root access and you're able to control the content and the software using SSH. If you are less experienced, but you would like to use software which requires Debian, you'll be able to choose our Hepsia hosting Control Panel on the order page and you can manage the whole server like a standard shared hosting account. You can also benefit from the optional Managed Services upgrade that we offer, since it includes once a week Operating System updates performed by our admins, among many other useful things.

Debian in Dedicated Servers

You will be able to select the Debian Operating System for your new dedicated server with only a single click on our registration page and according to your choice, we will set up the 32-bit or the 64-bit release of the OS on your machine, so that the software that you will install later will perform in the optimal way. Picking a server without Control Panel, you'll receive Debian and the Apache web server software and you can control everything using a console. A server which is obtained with the Hepsia Control Panel will come with all of the software that you'll need for your web sites. Though with the latter option the root access is restricted, you are able to control the server as if it were a shared web hosting account, so that you can take advantage of a dedicated machine even if you do not have previous experience with this kind of website hosting service. When you purchase our Managed Services upgrade, we will take care of your server and will update its OS every week so as to ensure that you have the most current and most risk-free release.