An Operating System is the basic software that controls a computer system. It handles the way the hardware behaves, the communication with peripheral devices for instance a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between various applications, plus the prioritization of applications in case multiple ones run at the same time. Each and every program that's installed on a computer functions by sending requests to the OS for different services via an application program interface (API). The communication with the OS can be done through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting world, the OS is what commands a hosting server together with all of 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 which runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

If you choose to acquire one of our VPS server plans, you will be able to opt for one of the three Linux releases which we provide for the Operating System of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. These are among the most popular and most reliable server OSs out there and we offer them in order to give you a choice for the software environment of your machine if you wish to install some application with specific requirements with regards to the packages that must be present on the hosting server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one of them you may use depends on the OS that you have picked. We leave the option to replace the server Operating System open, so if you want to use an app that requires an OS different from the one you have, we can always reinstall the VPS. We can also keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing all the security updates which may be released.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server packages that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to select from. They are all Linux distributions - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license taxes, but they are also known as the most reliable and risk-free OSs. We offer three different ones because each of them is supported by a separate community. The packages that you can add on your hosting server are different and this could matter in case you want to install some piece of software with specific requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the internet hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the Operating System that you will pick. You can select any of the three Operating Systems during the order procedure, yet if needed, we can always install the server once again with another one upon your request. As an optional service that you could add to the package at any moment, we can update your OS on a regular basis in order to keep it as risk-free as possible.