An Operating System is the fundamental software that manages a computer. It takes care of how the hardware behaves, the communication with peripheral devices like a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between all the applications, plus the prioritization of applications in case several run simultaneously. Every program which is installed on a laptop or a desktop works by sending requests to the OS for various services by using an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS is possible using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the hosting field, the Operating System is what runs a server along with all the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also every other application for example a VOIP or a game server. When there are virtual machines created, they use a guest OS that runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting

In case you choose to acquire one of our virtual private server plans, you shall be able to choose one of the three Linux releases which we supply for the Operating System of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're among the most popular and most reliable server OSs available and we offer them so that you have a choice for the software environment of your machine if you would like to install some application with precise requirements with regards to the packages that need to be present on the web hosting server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one of them you may use will depend on the OS that you've chosen. We leave the chance to change the server Operating System open, so if you want to use software that requires an OS different from the one that's already present, 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 Hosting

In case you decide to buy one of our dedicated servers, you will find three Operating Systems on the order page since we want to give you a larger choice regarding the system environment on your machine as different apps can have specific requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian come with different modules developed by their huge support communities, so you can select each of these OSs and take advantage of a stable and secure hosting service. Depending on your selection, you will also have different Control Panels to choose from. Needless to say, we can always replace the Operating System if the one you've selected at first doesn't meet the requirements of the software which you'd like to run. We can also upgrade the OS regularly in order to keep it as risk-free as possible using our Managed Services upgrade package.