An Operating System is the low-level software which manages a computer. It takes care of how the hardware functions, the communication with peripheral devices for instance a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between all the applications, plus the prioritization of applications if multiple ones run concurrently. Each program that is installed on a desktop or a laptop works by sending requests to the OS for various services by using an application program interface (API). The communication with the OS can be performed via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the web hosting world, the Operating System is what commands a web server together 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. When there're virtual machines created, they employ a guest OS which runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

If you choose one of our VPS server solutions, you will have as many as 3 different Operating Systems to pick from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They are all Linux releases and we offer them instead of offering just a single OS, since the apps that you may wish to run on the server may have specific requirements for the software environment. Each of the three has some pros in terms of the available plans that you could afterwards install, but what is common between them is that they're really secure and reliable and have huge communities which support them. The internet hosting Control Panel choices for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, in order to give you more flexibility. When you order the virtual server with one OS and you need a different one later, our technical support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in just a few minutes. We also offer you the option to maintain the Operating System on your server up-to-date weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated servers that we offer can be set up with as many as 3 different Operating Systems because we want to give you more versatile packages which will let you install and run any web software regardless of its system requirements. Your options are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are some of the most stable and risk-free ones, not mentioning that they don't have any kind of license charges. All three have thousands of developers who have created a huge number of software packages that you may install and use on your web server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one you can use will depend on the Operating System that you select when you register. If you need a different OS later, it will not be a problem because we can always reinstall your server. With our Managed Services package we can also keep your OS secure by updating it on a weekly basis with any patches that are available for it.