An Operating System is the low-level software which manages a computer. It takes care of the way the hardware operates, the communication with peripheral devices like a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between all the applications, as well as the prioritization of applications in case multiple ones run at the same time. Every program that is installed on a desktop or a laptop works by sending requests to the OS for various services via an application program interface (API). The communication with the OS can be performed through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the web hosting field, the Operating System is what runs a web hosting server along with all the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also any other application for example a VOIP or a game server. If there're virtual machines created, they work with a guest OS that runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

In case you decide to purchase one of our VPS server packages, you will be able to select one of the three Linux releases that we provide for the Operating System of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're among the most well-known and most dependable server OSs on the market and we offer them so that you have a choice for the software environment of your machine if you would like to install some app with particular requirements regarding the packages that should be present on the web hosting server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one of them you may use depends on the OS that you've selected. We leave the chance to replace the server Operating System open, so when you want to use an app that requires an OS different from the one you already have, we can always reinstall the VPS. We can also keep the OS up-to-date on a weekly basis by installing all of the security updates which may be released.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated servers that we offer can be installed with as many as three different Operating Systems because we want to give you more versatile packages that will allow you to install and run any web software whatever its system requirements. The choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are among the most dependable and safe ones, not mentioning that they don't have any kind of license charges. All three have lots of developers that have created a huge number of software packages that you'll be able to install and use on your server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one you can use depends on the Operating System that you choose when you sign up. In case you need a different OS subsequently, it won't be a problem because we can always reinstall your machine. With our Managed Services package we can also keep your OS secure by updating it every week with any patches which are available for it.