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

Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting

If you decide to buy one of our virtual private server plans, you shall be able to opt for one of the three Linux releases which we supply for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're among the most widely used and most reliable server OSs available on the market and we offer them so that you have a choice for the software environment of your machine in case that you intend to install some app with specific requirements with regards to the packages that must be present on the web hosting server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one of them you'll be able to use depends on the OS that you have selected. We leave the possibility to change the server Operating System open, so when you want to use software that requires an OS different from the one you already have, we can always re-install the VPS. In addition, we can keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing all the security updates that may be available.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server solutions - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they're totally free so they won't increase the low price of your new web hosting server, but also because they are extremely secure and stable. Each of them is backed up by a vast community of developers, so you'll be able to choose from countless software packages that you could install on your server in case the app that you want to work with has specific requirements. The Operating System will also determine what internet hosting Control Panel you can use since the Control Panels that we offer run on specific OSs only and because we want to provide you with as much flexibility as possible, we offer multiple OSs and multiple Control Panels. If you get a server with a certain Operating System, we could change it upon request in the event that it turns out that you need a different one. We will also keep the OS updated on a weekly basis as part of the useful Managed Services upgrade.