Each desktop or notebook or web server is run by an Operating System - the low-level software which communicates with the computer hardware, including peripheral devices such as a mouse and a printer, and any applications that are installed on the system. Any program input through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is processed by sending an Application Program Interface (API) request to the OS. On a web server, each app runs within the parameters established by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etcetera. This goes for both standard site scripts and server-side software like a media server. When a virtual server is generated on a physical one, there can be two separate Operating Systems, referred to as guest OS and host OS, which means that you can set up a different software environment on the very same machine.

Multiple OS in VPS

If you decide to buy one of our virtual private server packages, you shall be able to select one of the three Linux releases which we provide for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. These are among the most widespread and most dependable server OSs available and we offer them so that you have a choice for the software environment of your machine in case that you wish to install some app with specific requirements regarding the packages that should be present on the hosting server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one of them you can use depends on the OS that you've chosen. We leave the possibility to replace the server Operating System open, so if you want to use an app that requires an OS different from the one you have, we can always re-install the VPS. We can also keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing any security updates that may be available.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server packages - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they're completely free so they won't increase the low price of your new hosting server, but also because they are very stable and secure. Each of them is supported by a vast community of developers, so you will be able to choose from a myriad of software packages that you can install on your server if the application that you intend to employ has specific requirements. The Operating System will also determine what web hosting Control Panel you can use since the Control Panels that we offer run on particular OSs only and since we want to provide you with as much flexibility as possible, we offer multiple OSs and multiple Control Panels. If you choose a server with a given OS, we can change it upon request in case it turns out that you will need another one. We will also keep your OS updated on a weekly basis as a part of the useful Managed Services upgrade.