An Operating System is the low-level software that controls a computer system. It controls how your hardware behaves, the communication with peripheral devices for instance a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between applications, and the prioritization of applications when several run concurrently. Each and every program which is installed on a laptop or a desktop operates by sending requests to the OS for various services by using an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS can be done through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting world, the Operating System is what runs a hosting server and all of the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also every other application such as a VOIP or a game server. In case there're virtual machines created, they employ a guest OS that runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Hosting

If you select one of our virtual private server packages, you'll have as many as three different Operating Systems to pick from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They are all Linux distributions and we offer them instead of offering just one OS, because the apps that you may want to run on the server could have specific requirements regarding the software environment. Each one of the three has some pros regarding the available packages that you may later on install, but what's common between them is the fact that they're really stable and reliable and have huge communities that support them. The internet hosting Control Panel options for the VPS accounts depend on your Operating System choice, in order to provide you with more flexibility. In case 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 just a few minutes. We also offer the option to keep the Operating System on your server up-to-date weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

The dedicated server plans that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to pick from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license charges, but they’re also regarded as the most reliable and secure OSs. We offer three different ones as each one of them is supported by a different community. The packages which you can add on your server are different and this may matter if you need to install some piece of software with particular requirements about the hosting environment. In this light, the web hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the OS that you will pick. You can choose any of the three Operating Systems during the order process, yet if necessary, we can always set up the server once again with a different one upon your request. As an optional service that you may add to the plan whenever you want, we can update your OS regularly in order to keep it as risk-free as possible.