An Operating System is the software which communicates with the hardware of a computer and functions as the intermediary between apps and the hardware, which includes peripherals such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run an application, it transmits 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, web hosting servers also use an Operating System that acts as a host for all of the software installed on them, including script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, etc. A virtual machine can be generated on a physical one, so you could 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 as many as 3 different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the most stable and reliable OSs you can get and we provide all 3 instead of just one because we realize that you might want to set up some software that has specific requirements regarding the Operating System it shall run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a huge support community behind it and there're different software programs you can install on the server. Your OS selection will also determine exactly what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS in case you want to use one and because of this we offer multiple Control Panels too. If you ever decide that you need a different OS, our technical support can quickly wipe the present one and set up the one that you want. In addition, we offer an optional service to maintain 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're all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they are cost-free and they will not increase the cost of your new hosting server, but also because they are very stable and secure. Each of them is supported by a large community of web developers, so you'll be able to choose from a myriad of software packages that you may install on your server if the app that you intend to work with has specific requirements. The Operating System will also determine what web hosting Control Panel you can use as the Control Panels that we offer are compatible with specific OSs only and since we would like to give you as much flexibility as possible, we offer several OSs and multiple Control Panels. If you get a server with a certain OS, we can change it upon request in case it turns out that you need a different one. We will also keep the OS updated on a weekly basis as a part of the optional Managed Services upgrade.