An Operating System is the software that communicates with the hardware of a PC and functions as the intermediary between the installed applications and the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run software, it transmits requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the interaction is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Similar to a personal computer, hosting servers also feature an Operating System that acts as a host for the 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 generated on a physical one, so it is possible to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast to the physical server host Operating System.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

We provide as many as 3 different Linux releases for the Operating System of our VPS servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the safest and the most reliable OSs you can get and we supply all three of them rather than only one as we realize that you might want to set up some software that has specific requirements for the Operating System it shall run on. The latter is due to the fact that each of the three Operating Systems has a huge support community behind it and there're various software applications you may install on the web server. Your OS choice will also determine exactly what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS in case you would like to use one and for this reason we offer multiple Control Panels as well. In case you decide that you want another OS, our technical support can quickly wipe the existing one and set up the one that you would like. In addition, we offer an optional service to maintain the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server plans that we offer come with as many as 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 are also considered to be among the most reliable and secure OSs. We provide three different ones as each of them is backed by a different community. The packages which you could add on your server are different and this could matter if you need to install some piece of software with specific requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the web hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the OS that you'll pick. You can pick any of the three Operating Systems during the order process, yet if necessary, we can always install the server anew with an alternative one upon your request. As an additional service that you may add to the package whenever you want, we can update the OS regularly to keep it as secure as possible.