An Operating System is the software that interacts with the hardware of a PC and works as the intermediary between all the applications and the hardware, which includes peripheral devices such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an application, it transmits requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the contact is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Identical to a personal computer, hosting servers also have an Operating System that functions as a host for all of the software installed on them, including script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and many others. A virtual machine can be set up on a physical one, so you could install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast to the physical server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

Our VPS server packages feature three Linux distributions that you can select from for the Operating System of your new hosting server - Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS. Apart from being cost-free, the OSs are very stable and protected and the primary reason to offer all 3 of them is to make sure that you'll be able to run any app that you would like, because different pieces of software have different requirements with regards to the environment they can be used on. Each one of the three OSs is supported by a huge community of developers who have created many hundreds of software packages which you can set up and use on your VPS. In accordance with the Operating System that you choose, you will also be able to choose between three different Control Panels to control your web hosting content. Also, if you decide that you need a different OS, we can always reinstall the server with it. As a paid upgrade, we also offer you weekly updates of the Operating System for max stability and security.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server solutions - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they're completely free and they won't increase the cost of your new web server, but also because they are exceptionally stable and secure. Each of them is supported by a big community of web developers, so you'll be able to choose from a myriad of software packages that you can install on your server if the app that you intend to employ has certain requirements. The Operating System will also determine what internet hosting Control Panel you can use because the Control Panels that we offer run on specific OSs only and because we want to give you as much freedom as possible, we offer multiple OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you choose a server with a certain OS, we can change it upon request in the event that it turns out that you'll need alternative one. We can also keep the OS updated on a weekly basis as a part of the optional Managed Services upgrade.