An Operating System is the software which interacts with the hardware of a PC and serves as the intermediary between the installed applications and the hardware, which includes peripherals such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run software, it transfers requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the contact is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). A lot like a personal computer, web hosting servers also have an Operating System that serves as a host for any software installed on them, including script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, etcetera. A virtual machine can be generated on a physical one, so it is possible to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast with the physical server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting

We offer you three different Linux releases for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are some of the most stable and reliable OSs you can find and we offer all three instead of only one since we realize that you may want to install some software with specific requirements with regards to the Operating System it'll run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a large support community behind it and there are various software packages you could install on the web hosting server. Your OS choice will also determine exactly what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS if you would like to use one and for this reason we offer multiple Control Panels too. In case you decide that you want another OS, our tech support team can quickly wipe the existing one and set up the one that you need. In addition, we offer an optional service to have the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

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 are free and they won't increase the low price of your new web server, but also because they are outstandingly secure and stable. Each one of them is supported by a huge community of developers, so you'll be given the option to choose from thousands of software packages that you may install on your server if the app that you intend to use has specific requirements. The Operating System will also determine what web hosting Control Panel you can use as the Control Panels that we offer run on specific OSs only and since we would like to give you as much adaptability as possible, we offer multiple OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you choose a server with a given Operating System, we will change it upon request if it turns out that you need alternative one. We can also keep your OS updated on a weekly basis as a part of the optional Managed Services upgrade.