An Operating System is the software that interacts with the hardware of a computer and serves as the intermediary between apps and the hardware, which includes peripheral devices such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run an app, it sends requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the interaction is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Identical to a personal computer, hosting servers also use an Operating System that acts as a host for all the software installed on them, including script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, etcetera. A virtual machine can be generated on a physical one, so you will be able to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment compared to the physical server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

In case you select one of our VPS server plans, you'll have three different Operating Systems to pick from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They are all Linux releases and we offer them rather than offering just one OS, as the applications that you may want to run on the server may have specific requirements for the software environment. Each one of the three has certain pros in terms of the available packages that you may later install, but what is common between them is that they are really secure and dependable and have vast communities which support them. The internet hosting Control Panel options for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, so as to give you more flexibility. When you order the virtual server with one OS and you need a different one later, our tech support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in a matter of minutes. We also offer you the option to keep the Operating System on your server up-to-date on a weekly basis.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated servers that we offer come with three different Operating Systems since we want to offer you more versatile packages which will let you install and run any type of web software regardless of its system requirements. The choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are some of the most reliable and secure ones, not mentioning that they do not have any license charges. All three have numerous developers that have created countless software packages that you may install and use on your hosting server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one you can use will depend on the Operating System that you select when you sign up. If you need some other OS subsequently, it won't be a problem because we can always reinstall your server. With our Managed Services package we can also keep your OS secure by upgrading it on a weekly basis with any patches that are released for it.