An Operating System is the software which interacts with the hardware of a computer system and serves 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 sends 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). Identical to a personal computer, web hosting servers also use an Operating System which functions as a host for all of the software installed on them, including script apps 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 you could 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 Servers

We offer you three different Linux releases for the Operating System of our VPS servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the most stable and reliable OSs out there and we provide all three instead of just 1 as we realize that you might want to install some software which 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 are various software programs you could install on the web server. Your OS choice will also determine exactly what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS in case you wish to use one and that's why we offer multiple Control Panels too. If you ever decide that you want a different OS, our technical support can quickly wipe the current one and set up the one that you want. We also offer an optional service to maintain the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server plans that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to select from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license fees, but they’re also known as the most reliable and safe OSs. We provide three different ones because each one of them is supported by a separate community. The packages that you can add on your 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 internet hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the Operating System that you'll pick. You can pick any of the three Operating Systems throughout 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 may add to the package at any moment, we can update your OS regularly to keep it as risk-free as possible.