An Operating System is the software that communicates with the hardware of a computer and functions as the intermediary between applications and the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run an application, it sends requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the contact is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Identical to a personal computer, web servers also feature an Operating System which functions as a host for the software installed on them, which includes script apps 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 can install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast to the physical server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

Our VPS server plans come with three Linux distributions which you may choose from for the Operating System of your new web server - Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS. Apart from being 100 % free, the OSs are very stable and secure and the primary reason to offer you the three of them is to ensure that you'll be able to run each application that you'd like, since different pieces of software have different requirements about the environment they can be used on. Each one of the three OSs is backed by a vast community of developers who have developed many hundreds of software packages that you can set up and use on your VPS. Depending on the Operating System which you choose, you will also be able to choose between 3 different Control Panels to take care of your hosting content. Needless to say, if you decide that you need some other OS, we can always re-install the server with it. As an additional upgrade, we also offer you weekly updates of the Operating System for max stability and security.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated servers we offer can be installed with as many as 3 different Operating Systems because we want to offer you more versatile packages which will permit you to install and run any type of web software whatever its system requirements. The choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these three OSs are some of the most reliable and safe ones, not mentioning that they don't have any kind of license fees. All three have thousands of developers who have created countless software packages that you may install and use on your web hosting server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one you can use will depend on the Operating System that you select when you register. In case you need another OS later, it won't be a problem as we can always reinstall your server. With our Managed Services package we can also keep your OS secure by updating it every week with all patches which are available for it.