An Operating System is the software that interacts with the hardware of a computer system and works as the intermediary between applications and the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an app, it transfers requests to the OS through 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, hosting servers also feature an Operating System which serves 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 created on a physical one, so you will 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 Hosting

If you pick one of our virtual private server packages, you'll have as many as three different Operating Systems to choose from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They are all Linux releases and we offer them rather than offering just one OS, since the apps that you may want to run on the server could have specific requirements for the software environment. Each of the three has some pros with regard to the available packages that you may eventually install, but what's common between them is the fact that they're very secure and dependable and have vast communities that support them. The internet hosting Control Panel options for the VPS accounts depend on your Operating System choice, in order to give you more flexibility. In case you order the virtual server with one OS and you need another one later, our tech support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in just a few minutes. We also offer you the option to keep the Operating System on your server up-to-date on a weekly basis.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

The dedicated server plans that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to pick from. They are all Linux distributions - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license charges, but they’re also regarded as the most dependable and risk-free OSs. We provide three different ones as each of them is backed by a different community. The packages which you can add on your hosting server are different and this could matter if you want to install some piece of software with specific requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the internet hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the OS that you will choose. You may choose any of the three Operating Systems during the order procedure, yet if necessary, we can always install the server once again with an alternative one upon your request. As an additional service that you may add to the package at any time, we can update your OS regularly so as to keep it as risk-free as possible.