An Operating System is the fundamental software that controls a PC. It controls the way the hardware functions, the communication with peripherals such as a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between the installed applications, as well as the prioritization of applications if multiple ones run simultaneously. Any program which is installed on a notebook or a desktop works by sending requests to the OS for different services by using an application program interface (API). The contact with the OS can be done using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the hosting world, the OS is what controls a hosting server and all the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also any other application such as a VOIP or a game server. If there're virtual machines created, they work with a guest OS that is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

If you decide to go for one of our VPS server plans, you'll be able to opt for one of the three Linux distributions that we supply for the Operating System of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are among the most popular and most reliable 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 with regards to the packages that should be present on the web hosting server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one of them you can use depends on the OS that you have picked. We leave the option to replace the server Operating System open, so if you want to use an application that requires an OS different from the one you already have, we can always re-install the VPS. In addition, we can keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing all of the security updates that may be available.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated servers we offer can be installed with three different Operating Systems because we want to offer you more versatile plans that will allow you to install and run any type of web software regardless of its system requirements. The options are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are some of the most dependable and secure ones, not mentioning that they don't have any kind of license fees. All three have a large number of developers that have created a large number of software packages that you'll be able to install and use on your hosting server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one you can use depends on the Operating System that you select when you sign up. In case you need another OS subsequently, it will not be a problem because we can always reinstall your server. With our Managed Services package we could also keep your OS secure by upgrading it on a weekly basis with any patches which are available for it.