An Operating System is the software that communicates with the hardware of a computer system and functions as the intermediary between apps and the hardware, including peripherals such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run an app, it transfers requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the communication is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Similar to a personal computer, hosting servers also use an Operating System which functions 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 many others. A virtual machine can be set up 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 Operating System.

Multiple OS in VPS Hosting

In case you decide to buy one of our virtual private server plans, you shall be able to select one of the three Linux releases which we provide for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. These are among the most preferred and most dependable server OSs out there and we offer them in order to give you a choice for the software environment of your machine in case that you intend to install some application with particular requirements regarding the packages that have to be present on the web server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one of them you can use will depend on the OS that you've selected. We leave the chance to replace the server Operating System open, so if you want to use an application that requires an OS different from the one that's already present, we can always re-install the VPS. We can also keep the OS up-to-date on a weekly basis by installing all of the security updates which may be available.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

The dedicated servers we offer can be installed with as many as 3 different Operating Systems as we want to offer you more flexible packages which will permit you to install and run any web software irrespective of its system requirements. Your choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are among the most stable and risk-free ones, not mentioning that they do not have any license costs. All three have lots of developers that have created countless software packages that you may install and use on your hosting server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one you can use is determined by the Operating System that you choose when you register. If you need a different OS subsequently, it won't be a problem as we can always reinstall your machine. With our Managed Services package we could also keep your OS secure by upgrading it on a weekly basis with any patches that are released for it.