An Operating System is the software which interacts with the hardware of a computer and functions as the intermediary between the installed applications and the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an application, it sends requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the interaction is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Identical to a personal computer, web hosting servers also use an Operating System which acts 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, etc. A virtual machine can be generated on a physical one, so you'll be able to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment compared to the physical server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

We offer you as many as 3 different Linux releases 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 instead of just one as we realize that you may want to install some software with specific requirements with regards to 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 different software applications you may install on the web hosting server. Your OS choice will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS in case you would like to use one and because of this we offer several Control Panels too. Should you decide that you want a different OS, our technical support can quickly wipe the current one and set up the one that you would like. In addition, we offer an optional service to have the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated servers that we offer can be installed with as many as three different Operating Systems as we want to give you more flexible solutions which will let you install and run any type of web software regardless of its system requirements. Your options are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these three OSs are among the most dependable and risk-free ones, not mentioning that they don't have any kind of license costs. All three have thousands of developers who have created countless software packages that you may install and use on your web hosting server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one you can use will depend on the Operating System that you choose when you register. In case you need a different OS subsequently, it will not be a problem as we can always reinstall your server. With our Managed Services package we could also keep your OS secure by updating it every week with any patches that are released for it.