An Operating System is the fundamental software which controls a computer system. It takes care of how your hardware functions, the communication with peripheral devices for instance a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between the installed applications, and the prioritization of apps if multiple ones run at the same time. Any program which is installed on a desktop or a laptop works by sending requests to the OS for various services via an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS is possible through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the hosting field, the Operating System is what commands a web server as well as all the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition every other application for instance a VOIP or a game server. When there are virtual machines created, they use a guest OS that is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Hosting

If you decide to purchase one of our virtual private server plans, you shall be able to choose one of the three Linux distributions that we supply for the Operating System of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're among the most popular and most dependable 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 app with particular requirements in terms of the packages that should be present on the server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one of them you may use depends on the OS that you've selected. We leave the option 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 any security updates that may be available.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

If you decide to obtain one of our dedicated servers, you will find three Operating Systems on the order page because we want to give you a larger choice regarding the system environment on the machine as different applications may have specific requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian contain different modules developed by their huge support communities, so you can select any of these OSs and take advantage of a reliable and safe Internet hosting service. Based on your choice, you'll also have different Control Panels to choose from. Needless to say, we can always replace the Operating System if the one you've selected initially doesn't meet the requirements of the software which you would like to run. We can also update the OS routinely to keep it as secure as possible with our Managed Services upgrade package.