An Operating System is the software that interacts with the hardware of a PC 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 app, it transmits requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the interaction is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Similar to a personal computer, web hosting servers also have an Operating System that acts as a host for all the software installed on them, which includes script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, etc. A virtual machine can be generated on a physical one, so you will be able to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast with the physical server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Hosting

We offer as many as 3 different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are some of the safest and the most reliable OSs you can get and we provide all three of them rather than just 1 because we realize that you might want to install some software which has specific requirements regarding the Operating System it shall run on. The latter is due to the fact that each of the three Operating Systems has a vast support community behind it and there are various software applications you can install on the web server. Your OS choice will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS if you would like to use one and because of this we offer several Control Panels as well. In case you decide that you want some other OS, our tech support team can quickly wipe the present one and install the one that you'd like. We also offer an optional service to maintain the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

The dedicated server solutions 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 fees, but they are also known as the most dependable and secure OSs. We provide three different ones because each of them is backed by a separate community. The packages which you could add on your web server are different and this could matter in case you want to install some piece of software with specific requirements about the hosting environment. In this light, the hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the Operating System that you'll choose. You may choose any of the three Operating Systems during the order procedure, yet if necessary, we can always set up the server once again with an alternative one upon your request. As an additional service that you could add to the package any time, we can update the OS regularly in order to keep it as risk-free as possible.