An Operating System is the software that communicates with the hardware of a computer system and serves as the intermediary between apps and the hardware, which includes peripheral devices such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an application, it transfers 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, web hosting servers also have an Operating System which functions as a host for any software installed on them, including script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and many others. 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 compared to the physical server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting

In case you select one of our virtual private server plans, you will have as many as 3 different Operating Systems to pick from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They're all Linux releases and we offer them rather than offering just a single OS, since the apps that you might choose to run on the server may have specific requirements for the software environment. Each one of these three has some pros regarding the available plans that you may later on install, but what is common between them is the fact that they're really stable and dependable and have vast communities which support them. The hosting Control Panel alternatives for the VPS accounts depend on your Operating System choice, so as to give you more flexibility. When you order the virtual server with one OS and you need another 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 maintain the Operating System on your server up-to-date weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers 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 taxes, but they’re also regarded as the most reliable and safe OSs. We supply three different ones because each of them is backed by a separate community. The packages that you can add on your server are different and this may matter if you want 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 OS that you will select. You can select any of the three Operating Systems during the order process, yet if necessary, we can always set up the server once again with another one upon your request. As an optional service that you could add to the package any time, we can update your OS regularly so as to keep it as risk-free as possible.