
Select the creation of a hard disk for a new VM: Memory is taken from the machine the VM is running on, therefore a machine with plenty of memory is recommended: Set the memory to 1024MB (1G) as a minimum. The type and version fields should be set to Linux and Red Hat (64-bit), remember this will only work on a 64-bit computer. Using the VirtualBox wizard configure the VM's properties, first the name: If not see the article Virtualization Software for Windows.

This turorial assumes VirtualBox is loaded and running. VirtualBox is a free program for creating VMs on a variety of OSs and thus great for a setting up test environments, trying and learning new software. If not setting up a VirtualBox VM to run CentOS 7 then skip to the start installation section.

The list has only x86_64 ISO because CentOS 7 is 64-bit only, for 32-bit installs use CentOS 6 and the procedure will differ. On the Download CentOS page select the DVD ISO button. CentOS 7 is a 64-bit OS and must be installed on a 64-bit machine (or a 64-bit VM on a 64-bit machine). This tutorial uses the CentOS 7 DVD ISO download. A VM is useful for testing for a live configuration, allowing for changes to be verified before live deployment. Here a VirtualBox VM is used and steps are similar to a VPS or real server install. This tutorial is suitable for a virtual private server (VPS), physical server or virtual machine (VM). For the minimal ISO download see the article Install Apache on CentOS to Configure VPS Test System.


This article is a tutorial on setting up a CentOS server for web hosting using the DVD version of the CentOS ISO download. This is because it is derived from Red Hat Linux which is used in many large organisations. Setup CentOS Server for Web Hosting with DVD ISOĬentOS is a popular GNU/Linux Operating System (OS) for server and desktop computers.
