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

Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting

We offer you as many as three different Linux distributions 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 3 instead of only 1 as we realize that you might want to install some software which has specific requirements regarding the Operating System it will run on. The latter is due to the fact that each of the three Operating Systems has a vast support community behind it and there're different software applications you may install on the web server. Your OS selection will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS if you want to use one and because of this we offer several Control Panels as well. Should you decide that you want some other OS, our tech support 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 packages - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they're cost-free so they won't increase the price of your new hosting server, but also because they are exceptionally secure and stable. Each one of them is backed up by a vast community of developers, so you will be able to choose from a large number software packages that you could install on your server if the application that you intend to work with has certain requirements. The Operating System will also determine what internet hosting Control Panel you can use since the Control Panels that we offer are compatible with specific OSs only and because we want to provide you with as much flexibility as possible, we offer multiple OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you choose a server with a given Operating System, we can change it upon request in the event that it turns out that you will need another one. We could also keep the OS updated on a weekly basis as part of the useful Managed Services upgrade.