The best Linux distribution depends on the requirements of the project for web server support. Because cPanel will only run on CentOS, Ubuntu, AlmaLinux, or Cloud Linux, you should choose one of these solutions if you need to use cPanel for domain administration. The advantage of cPanel is you do not need to install any operating system or maintain a web server. The web host offers managed cloud services in support of a shared Linux hosting plan. Bundling an included cPanel license on shared, VPS, or dedicated servers is worth about $15 per month if you were to acquire the license separately. Most Popular Distributions for Linux Hosting Plans: Ubuntu: Pre-packaged web server distributions for bare metal and virtual hardware. Debian: Used with Apache, NGINX, lighttpd, Caddy, Tomcat, and other web servers. CentOS: Popularly used with cPanel, but is being replaced by Rocky or Alma Linux. Fedora: Official release of web server distro by the Apache Software Foundation. Cloud Linux: Engineered by the developers of cPanel for the requirements of hosting.