An Operating System is the software which communicates with the hardware of a computer system and works as the intermediary between apps and the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an app, it transmits requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the contact is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Similar to a personal computer, web servers also feature an Operating System which acts as a host for all of 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 generated on a physical one, so it is possible to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment compared to the physical server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting

We offer three different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the most stable and reliable OSs you can find and we supply all three of them rather than only one since we realize that you may want to set up some software that has specific requirements with regards to the Operating System it shall run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a vast support community behind it and there're various software programs you could install on the web server. Your OS selection will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS in case you would like to use one and because of this we offer multiple Control Panels too. In case you decide that you need a different OS, our tech support can quickly wipe the present one and set up the one that you would like. In addition, we offer an optional service to keep the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server packages - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they are totally free so they won't increase the low price of your new server, but also because they are really stable and secure. Each of them is backed up by a large community of developers, so you will be able to choose from a myriad of software packages that you may install on your server if the app that you would like to work with has specific 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 flexibility as possible, we offer a couple of OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you choose a server with a certain Operating System, we can change it upon request in case it turns out that you will need another one. We could also keep the OS updated weekly as part of our useful Managed Services upgrade.