CentOS (Community ENTerprise Operating System) is a free community-driven project, with open source code delivered from the RHEL Linux distribution.
Due to continuous community contribution, CentOS offers enterprise-level stability strengthened by robust performance and represents a reliable, low-maintenance, secure option for running virtual private servers.
CentOS VPS Hosting
So, to effortlessly set up your own CentOS Elastic VPS inside the platform, log in to your PaaS account and access environment topology wizard.
The appropriate instance (i.e., CentOS 6.8 or CentOS 7.2) can be found in the VPS section at the bottom-left wizard corner (for detailed installation guidance, refer to the VPS Configuration page).
The platform provides a set of built-in tools for applying basic settings to your VPS instance directly via the dashboard UI. For more complicated configs, you’ll need to access it via SSH. This can be done through the SSH Gate or via any 3rd-party software (i.e., an external SSH client) using the Public IP address.
Once your virtual private server on top of CentOS is set up and properly configured, consider exploring the following example tutorials:
