An Operating System is the software that interacts with the hardware of a computer system and functions 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 software, it sends requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the contact is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). A lot like a personal computer, hosting servers also feature an Operating System that serves as a host for all the software installed on them, which includes script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, etcetera. 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 compared to the physical server host Operating System.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

Our VPS server packages come with three Linux releases which you may select from for the Operating System of your new hosting server - Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS. Aside from being absolutely free, the OSs are extremely stable and risk-free and the main reason to offer you all 3 of them is to ensure that you can run every application that you'd like, because different pieces of software may have different requirements in terms of the environment they can be used on. Each of the three OSs is supported by a vast community of web developers who have made many hundreds of software packages which you can install and use on your VPS. Based on the Operating System which you select, you will also be able to choose between 3 different Control Panels to take care of your web hosting content. Needless to say, should you decide that you need another OS, we can always reinstall the server with it. As a paid upgrade, we also offer 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 will not increase the low price of your new web server, but also because they are outstandingly secure and stable. Each of them is supported by a vast community of web developers, so you'll be given the option to choose from many hundreds of software packages that you can install on your server if the app that you want to use has certain requirements. The Operating System will also determine what hosting Control Panel you can use because the Control Panels that we offer run on particular OSs only and because we would like to provide you with as much flexibility as possible, we offer multiple OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you get a server with a given OS, we will change it upon request in the event that it turns out that you'll need a different one. We can also keep your OS updated on a weekly basis as a part of the additional Managed Services upgrade.