An Operating System is the software which interacts with the hardware of a computer and works as the intermediary between apps and the hardware, which includes peripheral devices such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run software, it transfers requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the contact is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). A lot like a personal computer, web hosting servers also use an Operating System which serves as a host for any software installed on them, including script apps or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and so on. A virtual machine can be created on a physical one, so you will be able to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast to the physical server host Operating System.

Multiple OS in VPS Hosting

In case you decide to go for one of our virtual private server plans, you shall be able to pick one of the three Linux releases that we supply for the Operating System of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're among the most widespread and most reliable server OSs available and we offer them so that you have a choice for the software environment of your machine if you would like to install some application with specific requirements regarding the packages that need to be present on the web server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one of them you'll be able to use will depend on the OS that you've chosen. We leave the chance to replace the server Operating System open, so if you want to use software 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 of the security updates that may be released.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

The dedicated server packages that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to pick from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license charges, but they are also known as the most reliable and risk-free OSs. We offer three different ones because each one of them is supported by a separate community. The packages which you can add on your server are different and this may matter in case you want to install some piece of software with particular requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the web hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the OS that you'll choose. You may choose any of the three Operating Systems during the order process, yet if necessary, we can always install the server anew with a different one upon your request. As an optional service that you could add to the package whenever you want, we can update the OS regularly to keep it as risk-free as possible.