Each and every personal computer or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program which interacts with the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a mouse or a printer, as well as any apps that are present on the system. Any program input using a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is processed by sending an Application Program Interface (API) request to the OS. On a web server, every single application runs within the parameters specified by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, and so on. This goes for both standard Internet site scripts and server-side software such as a media server. In case a virtual server is set up on a physical one, there can be two different Operating Systems, referred to as guest OS and host OS, so that you'll be able to set up a different software environment on the same machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Hosting

In case you decide to purchase one of our virtual private server packages, you shall be able to choose one of the three Linux distributions that we provide for the Operating System of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're among the most well-known and most reliable server OSs available on the market and we offer them so that you have a choice for the software environment of your machine in case that you want to install some application with particular requirements regarding the packages that need to be present on the server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one of them you may use depends on the OS that you've picked. We leave the possibility to replace the server Operating System open, so if you want to use an app that requires an OS different from the one that's already present, we can always re-install the VPS. In addition, we can keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing any security updates that may be released.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

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