An Operating System is the fundamental software that controls a computer. It controls the way your hardware functions, the communication with peripherals like a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between applications, and the prioritization of applications if multiple ones run simultaneously. Each program that's installed on a laptop or a desktop functions by sending requests to the OS for different services via an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS can be performed using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the web hosting field, the Operating System is what commands a server together with all the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also 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 Web Hosting

In case you pick one of our virtual private server plans, you will have as many as 3 different Operating Systems to choose from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They're all Linux distributions and we offer them rather than offering just one OS, because the apps that you may wish to run on the server may have specific requirements about the software environment. Each of the three has some pros regarding the available packages that you could eventually install, but what's common between them is that they are really secure and reliable and have huge communities which support them. The hosting Control Panel choices for the VPS accounts depend on your Operating System choice, so as to give you more flexibility. In case you order the virtual server with one OS and you need a different one later, our tech support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in a couple of minutes. We also offer you the option to keep the Operating System on your server up-to-date weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

The dedicated servers we offer can be set up with as many as 3 different Operating Systems because we want to give you more versatile solutions which will allow you to install and run any web software regardless of its system requirements. The options are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these three OSs are among the most reliable and safe ones, not mentioning that they don't have any kind of license charges. All three have a large number of developers who have created countless software packages that you can install and use on your web server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one you can use is determined by the Operating System that you select when you register. In case you need another OS later on, it won't be a problem since we can always reinstall your machine. With our Managed Services package we can also keep your OS secure by upgrading it on a weekly basis with all patches that are available for it.