An Operating System is the software which interacts with the hardware of a computer and is the intermediary between apps and the hardware, which includes peripherals such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an application, it transfers requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the communication is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Similar to a personal computer, hosting servers also have an Operating System which acts as a host for any software installed on them, including script apps or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, etc. A virtual machine can be set up on a physical one, so it is possible to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast with the physical server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting

If you decide to acquire one of our virtual private server plans, you will be able to choose one of the three Linux distributions which we provide for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. These are among the most preferred and most reliable 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 would like to install some app with precise requirements regarding the packages that need to be present on the web server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one of them you may use depends on the OS that you have selected. We leave the option to replace the server Operating System open, so if you want to use an application that requires an OS different from the one you already have, we can always reinstall the VPS. In addition, we can keep the OS up-to-date on a weekly basis by installing all the security updates which may be available.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

The dedicated server packages that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to select from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license charges, but they’re also considered to be among the most reliable and secure OSs. We provide three different ones for the reason that each one of them is backed by a separate community. The packages which you could add on your web server are different and this could matter if you need to install some piece of software with specific requirements about the hosting environment. In this light, the web hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the Operating System that you'll pick. You can choose any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order process, but if necessary, we can always install the server anew with an alternative one upon your request. As an additional service that you could add to the plan at any time, we can update your OS regularly to keep it as secure as possible.