An Operating System is the software which interacts with the hardware of a computer system and is the intermediary between apps and the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run software, it transmits requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the communication is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Identical to a personal computer, web servers also feature an Operating System that acts as a host for any software installed on them, which includes script applications 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'll be able to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast with the physical server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting

We offer as many as three different Linux releases for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are some of the most stable and reliable OSs you can get and we supply all 3 rather than just one as we realize that you might want to set up some software that 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're different software programs you could install on the server. Your OS choice will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS in case you wish to use one and for that reason we offer multiple Control Panels as well. In the event you decide that you need another OS, our technical support can quickly wipe the existing one and install the one that you want. We also offer an optional service to keep the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server solutions - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they are cost-free and they will not increase the low price of your new hosting server, but also because they are extremely stable and secure. Each of them is supported by a large community of developers, so you'll be able to choose from a large number software packages that you may install on your server in case the application that you intend to employ has certain requirements. The Operating System will also determine what hosting Control Panel you can use because the Control Panels that we offer run on specific OSs only and because we want to provide you with as much freedom as possible, we offer several OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you choose a server with a given Operating System, we can change it upon request in case it turns out that you'll need alternative one. We could also keep the OS updated on a weekly basis as part of our useful Managed Services upgrade.