An Operating System is the fundamental software which manages a computer system. It handles the way your hardware operates, the communication with peripherals including a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between various applications, and the prioritization of applications in case several run at the same time. 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 achieved through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the hosting field, the Operating System is what commands a hosting server as well as any software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition any other application for instance 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

If you choose to go for one of our virtual private server packages, you'll be able to opt for one of the three Linux distributions which we offer for the Operating System of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. These are among the most widespread and most stable server OSs available and we offer them in order to give you a choice for the software environment of your machine in case that you want to install some application with specific requirements in terms of the packages that must be present on the web hosting server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one of them you could use depends on the OS that you have chosen. We leave the option to change the server Operating System open, so when you want to use an app that requires an OS different from the one you have, we can always reinstall the VPS. In addition, we can keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing any security updates which may be released.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

The dedicated server packages that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to choose from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license taxes, but they’re also considered to be among the most stable and risk-free OSs. We offer three different ones because each one of them is backed by a separate community. The packages which you could add on your hosting server are different and this could matter in case you want to install some piece of software with particular requirements about the hosting environment. In this light, the hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the OS that you'll pick. You can pick any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order procedure, but if needed, we can always install the server once again with an alternative one upon your request. As an additional service that you may add to the plan whenever you want, we can update your OS regularly to keep it as secure as possible.