Which system is more suitable for website servers CentOS, Debian, and Ubuntu?

Which system is more suitable for website servers CentOS, Debian, and Ubuntu?

When buying VPS, you can choose from CentOS, Debian, and Ubuntu. Which of the following is a better system in Linux is a problem that many new users will encounter. Here, we will analyze the performance and usage experience of Ubuntu, CentOS, and Debian.
Ubuntu is rarely used as a server, so we finally analyze this. Let's take a look at CentOS and Debian with high usage.

CentOS

Many commercial companies use the CentOS System for servers. CentOS is simple and user-friendly under the command line. It is stable and has powerful English documentation and support from the development community. Compared with debian, CentOS is a very mature Linux release version.

Debian

Debian is more suitable for operating systems used as servers. It is much more stable than Ubuntu. The basic core of the entire Debian system is very small, which is not only stable, but also occupies a small amount of hard disk space and memory. VPS of M can smoothly run Debian, while CentOS is slightly difficult. However, due to Debian's development path, Debian has fewer help documents than CentOS and fewer technical materials.

Which of the following is better for CentOS and Debian?

In domestic servers, CentOS is used more than Debian, while Debian is used more abroad.

Debian is selected because it is the largest community release with strict organization for maintenance, with thousands of super hackers contributing and the largest software warehouse. Now it has more than 30000, there are a lot of document resources. While CentOS is relatively slow to update, the software version of the software library is too old, although stable, but cannot exert the VPS hardware features. Although there are communities, there is no fixed organization to manage and there is no source of income. In addition, the software packages related to the WEB server in Debian 6 are updated to a relatively new stable version, and the direct installation using apt commands is very fast.

CentOS is chosen mostly because of the stability and reliability of the system. Debian is developing too fast, and tests between versions and combinations are less mature. The system has many kernel and stability problems. Debian is very fashionable, and there is nothing new, and the kernel OPTIONS enabled by CentOS are very conservative. Therefore, from the perspective of security and stability, CentOS systems are still preferred for major service providers and projects.

Here are some specific comparisons:

In terms of security, CentOS> Debian

In terms of performance degradation, CentOS> Debian

Hardware support, especially virtualization CentOS> Debian

Default Kernel configuration Performance Test Debian> CentOS

Development Environment versatility Debian> CentOS

Finally, if you are a developer or avid performance chaser or a server in VPS, Debian is recommended. If you are a VPS provider or e-commerce website that requires high stability and security, CentOS is recommended.

For beginners, Debian is recommended if the VPS configuration is too low (less than MB in OPENVZ or less than MB in XEN architecture); otherwise, CentOS is recommended, to get more online help and support, making it easier to get started.

Ubuntu

The usage of Ubuntu has increased in recent years. It has a beautiful user interface, perfect management system, powerful software source support, rich technical community, and good compatibility with hardware. However, the server does not need this, so it determines that it is more suitable for the desktop operating system, and the installation on your computer may be more suitable than the server. For Linux, the resource consumption and instability of ubuntu systems can only be compared to chicken ribs. The server only needs a simple, stable, and easy-to-use system! Another reason for Ubuntu's weakness is its weak support for NGINX, which is far higher than Apache in terms of Nginx performance.

Therefore, for beginners, CentOS systems should be chosen rather than Debian and Ubuntu. After determining whether to select CentOS, we also need to determine whether to use a 32-bit system or a 64-bit system. Here, we suggest that you use 64-bit VPS if you use a very good configuration. But if the server is average, you can still use 32-bit!