An Operating System is the basic software which controls a PC. It takes care of how the hardware operates, the communication with peripheral devices for instance a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between apps, and the prioritization of applications if several run concurrently. Every program that's installed on a desktop or a laptop works by sending requests to the OS for different services using an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS is possible via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting world, the OS is what controls a hosting server along with any software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition every other application for instance a VOIP or a game server. If there are virtual machines created, they use a guest OS which runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

In case you decide to purchase one of our VPS server packages, you shall be able to opt for one of the three Linux distributions which we provide for the Operating System of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. These are among the most widespread and most stable server OSs available and we offer them in order to give you a choice for the software environment of your machine in case that you would like to install some app with precise requirements with regards to the packages that must be present on the hosting server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one of them you may use depends on the OS that you've picked. We leave the chance to change the server Operating System open, so when you want to use software that requires an OS different from the one you already have, we can always reinstall the VPS. In addition, we can keep the OS up-to-date on a weekly basis by installing any security updates which may be released.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server packages that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to pick from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license taxes, but they’re also considered to be among the most stable and secure OSs. We provide three different ones as each of them is backed by a separate community. The packages that you can add on your web server are different and this may matter in case you want to install some piece of software with particular requirements about the hosting environment. In this light, the internet hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the Operating System that you'll choose. You can select any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order procedure, but if needed, we can always install the server anew with a different one upon your request. As an optional service that you can add to the package at any time, we can update the OS regularly in order to keep it as secure as possible.