An Operating System is the fundamental software which manages a computer. It takes care of how the hardware operates, the communication with peripherals such as a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between applications, and the prioritization of applications if several run at the same time. Each program which is installed on a desktop or a notebook functions by sending requests to the OS for different services via an application program interface (API). The contact with the OS can be achieved through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the web hosting world, the OS is what runs a hosting server together with all of the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also any other application for instance a VOIP or a game server. When there are virtual machines created, they use a guest OS that runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

We offer three different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our VPS servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the safest and the most reliable OSs available and we offer all three of them rather than only one since we realize that you might want to install some software that has specific requirements for the Operating System it will run on. The latter is due to the fact that each of the three Operating Systems has a large support community behind it and there're various software applications you may install on the web hosting server. Your OS selection will also determine exactly what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS in case you want to use one and because of this we offer several Control Panels as well. In case you decide that you want a different OS, our tech support can quickly wipe the existing one and install the one that you would like. We also offer an optional service to keep the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated servers we offer can be installed with as many as three different Operating Systems because we want to offer you more flexible plans that will allow you to install and run any type of web software irrespective of its system requirements. Your choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these three OSs are some of the most dependable and secure ones, not mentioning that they don't have any license fees. All three have a large number of developers that have created numerous software packages that you may install and use on your web server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one you can use depends on the Operating System that you choose when you sign up. In case you need some other OS later on, 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 every week with any patches that are released for it.