An Operating System is the fundamental software that manages a computer system. It takes care of how your hardware functions, the communication with peripherals including a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between apps, as well as the prioritization of apps in case multiple ones run at once. Each program that's installed on a desktop or a notebook works by sending requests to the OS for different services using an application program interface (API). The communication with the OS can be achieved using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the web hosting field, the Operating System is what commands a web server and all of the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition any other application such as a VOIP or a game server. In case there're virtual machines created, they work with a guest OS that is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Hosting

If you decide to buy one of our virtual private server plans, you'll be able to opt for one of the three Linux releases that we provide for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're among the most widely used and most dependable server OSs available on the market and we offer them in order to give you a choice for the software environment of your machine if you wish to install some application with precise requirements regarding the packages that need to be present on the server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one of them you may use will depend on the OS that you have chosen. We leave the chance to change the server Operating System open, so if you want to use software that requires an OS different from the one you have, we can always reinstall the VPS. We can also keep the OS up-to-date on a weekly basis by installing all of the security updates that may be available.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

The dedicated server plans that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to select from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license taxes, but they’re also considered to be among the most reliable and secure OSs. We provide three different ones for the reason that each of them is supported by a different community. The packages that you could add on your web server are different and this may matter if you want to install some piece of software with specific requirements about the hosting environment. In this light, the hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the OS that you will select. You may choose any of the three Operating Systems during the order procedure, but if needed, we can always set up the server anew with an alternative one upon your request. As an optional service that you may add to the package at any moment, we can update your OS on a regular basis so as to keep it as risk-free as possible.