Each and every personal computer or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program that communicates with the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a mouse or a printer, along with any apps that are present on the system. Any program input through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is processed by sending an Application Program Interface (API) request to the Operating System. On a web server, any app runs within the parameters specified by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etcetera. This goes for both standard site scripts and server-side software such as a media server. When a virtual server is set up on a physical one, there can be two different Operating Systems, called guest OS and host OS, so that you can set up a different software environment on a single machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

We offer you as many as 3 different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our VPS servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the safest and the most reliable OSs on the market and we supply all three of them rather than only 1 since we realize that you may want to install some software that has specific requirements for the Operating System it will run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a large support community behind it and there are different software packages you may install on the web hosting server. Your OS selection will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS in case you wish to use one and that is why we offer multiple Control Panels too. Should you decide that you need to have another OS, our technical support can quickly wipe the present one and set up the one that you want. We also offer an optional service to have the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server plans - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they are cost-free so they will not increase the low price of your new hosting server, but also because they are outstandingly stable and secure. Each one of them is supported by a huge community of developers, so you will be able to choose from a large number software packages that you can install on your server in case the app that you would like to work with has specific requirements. The Operating System will also determine what internet hosting Control Panel you can use because the Control Panels that we offer run on specific OSs only and because we want to provide you with as much flexibility as possible, we offer several OSs and multiple Control Panels. If you choose a server with a given OS, we could change it upon request in case it turns out that you will need a different one. We will also keep your OS updated on a weekly basis as a part of the useful Managed Services upgrade.