An Operating System is the software which interacts with the hardware of a PC and functions as the intermediary between applications and the hardware, which includes peripherals 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 communication is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Similar to a personal computer, web hosting servers also have an Operating System which 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, and many others. A virtual machine can be set up on a physical one, so it is possible to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast with the physical server host Operating System.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

We offer as many as three different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our VPS servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are some of the most stable and reliable OSs available on the market and we offer all three rather than only 1 as we realize that you may want to set up some software that has specific requirements for the Operating System it shall run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a large support community behind it and there're various software applications you can install on the web hosting server. Your OS choice will also determine exactly what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS in case you want to use one and for this reason we offer several Control Panels too. Should you decide that you need to have another OS, our tech support team can quickly wipe the present one and install the one that you need. In addition, we offer an optional service to have the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server packages - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they're absolutely free so they will not increase the price of your new server, but also because they are outstandingly stable and secure. Each of them is supported by a huge community of developers, so you will be able to choose from many hundreds of software packages that you can install on your server if the app that you want to work with has certain requirements. The Operating System will also determine what internet hosting Control Panel you can use because the Control Panels that we offer are compatible with specific OSs only and because we want to give you as much freedom as possible, we offer multiple OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you get a server with a given Operating System, we could change it upon request if it turns out that you will need a different one. We will also keep your OS updated weekly as a part of the useful Managed Services upgrade.