An Operating System is the software that interacts with the hardware of a computer system and functions as the intermediary between apps and the hardware, which includes peripheral devices such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run an application, it transmits 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 servers also have an Operating System which functions as a host for all of the software installed on them, which includes script apps or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and many others. 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 compared to the physical server host Operating System.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

We offer as many as 3 different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our VPS servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the safest and the most reliable OSs out there and we supply all three of them instead of just one as we realize that you may want to install some software which has specific requirements with regards to the Operating System it will run on. The latter is due to the fact that each of the three Operating Systems has a large support community behind it and there are different software packages you can install on the web hosting server. Your OS selection will also determine exactly what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS if you wish to use one and because of this we offer several Control Panels too. In the event you decide that you need a different OS, our technical support can quickly wipe the existing one and set up the one that you'd like. We also offer an optional service to have the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server packages that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to pick from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license fees, but they’re also considered to be among the most dependable and safe OSs. We provide three different ones since each one of them is backed by a different community. The packages which you can add on your server are different and this may matter in case you need to install some piece of software with particular requirements regarding 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 will select. You can pick any of the three Operating Systems during the order process, but if necessary, we can always set up the server once again with an alternative one upon your request. As an additional service that you could add to the plan any time, we can update the OS on a regular basis to keep it as secure as possible.