An Operating System is the software which communicates with the hardware of a PC and serves as the intermediary between the installed applications and the hardware, which includes peripherals such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run an application, it transfers requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the interaction is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Identical to a personal computer, hosting servers also have an Operating System which functions as a host for any 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 set up on a physical one, so you'll be able 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

Our virtual private server plans come with three Linux distributions which you could select from for the Operating System of your new web server - Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS. Aside from being absolutely free, the OSs are very stable and risk-free and the main reason to offer all 3 of them is to make sure that you can run every application that you'd like, as different pieces of software could have different requirements for the environment they can be used on. Each of the three OSs is supported by a huge community of developers who have made many hundreds of software packages which you can set up and use on your VPS. In accordance with the Operating System that you choose, you will also be able to choose between 3 different Control Panels to control your website hosting content. Also, in case you decide that you need another OS, we can always reinstall the server with it. As an additional upgrade, we also provide weekly updates of the Operating System for maximum stability and security.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

The dedicated servers we offer can be set up with three different Operating Systems because we want to offer you more versatile packages that will permit 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 risk-free ones, not mentioning that they don't have any kind of license fees. All three have a large number of developers who have created numerous software packages that you may install and use on your hosting server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one you can use will depend on the Operating System that you choose when you register. If you need a new OS later, it will not 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 released for it.