An Operating System is the basic software which manages a computer. It controls the way the hardware operates, the communication with peripherals for instance a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between your 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 functions by sending requests to the OS for different services via 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 Internet hosting field, the OS is what controls a hosting server along with all of the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also every other application for instance a VOIP or a game server. When there're virtual machines created, they use a guest OS that runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting

If you choose one of our virtual private server plans, you'll have as many as 3 different Operating Systems to pick from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They're all Linux releases and we offer them rather than offering just one OS, because the apps that you might want to run on the server could have specific requirements for the software environment. Each of these three has certain advantages regarding the available packages that you could eventually install, but what's common between them is the fact that they're very secure and reliable and have huge communities which support them. The hosting Control Panel options for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, in order to provide you with more flexibility. When you order the virtual server with one OS and you need another one later, our tech support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in a matter of minutes. We also offer you the option to maintain the Operating System on your server up-to-date on a weekly basis.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server plans - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they're 100 % free and they will not increase the price of your new web server, but also because they are really stable and secure. Each of them is backed up by a huge community of developers, so you'll be given the option to choose from thousands of software packages that you may install on your server in case the app that you intend to employ has specific requirements. The Operating System will also determine what web hosting Control Panel you can use since the Control Panels that we offer are compatible with specific OSs only and because we want to give you as much adaptability as possible, we offer multiple OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you choose a server with a given Operating System, we could change it upon request in case it turns out that you'll need alternative one. We could also keep the OS updated on a weekly basis as part of our useful Managed Services upgrade.