An Operating System is the basic software which manages a PC. It takes care of how the hardware behaves, the communication with peripherals like a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between various applications, and the prioritization of apps when several run simultaneously. Every program which is installed on a desktop or a notebook operates by sending requests to the OS for different services using an application program interface (API). The contact with the OS can be achieved through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting field, the OS is what controls a server as well as all the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also any other application for instance a VOIP or a game server. In case there're virtual machines created, they employ a guest OS which is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

In case you pick one of our VPS server solutions, you will have 3 different Operating Systems to pick from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They're all Linux distributions and we offer them instead of offering just a single OS, since the apps that you may want to run on the server could have specific requirements regarding the software environment. Each of the three has certain pros in terms of the available plans that you may later on install, but what's common between them is that they are very stable and dependable and have huge communities that support them. The web hosting Control Panel alternatives for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, so as to provide you with more flexibility. If you order the virtual server with one OS and you need another one later, our technical support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in a matter of minutes. We also offer the option to maintain the Operating System on your server up-to-date weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server solutions that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to select from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license charges, but they are also known as the most dependable and safe OSs. We supply three different ones for the reason that each one of them is backed by a separate community. The packages that you could add on your web server are different and this may matter if you need to install some piece of software with specific requirements for the hosting environment. In this light, the hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the OS that you will pick. You may choose any of the three Operating Systems during the order procedure, however if necessary, we can always set up the server anew with an alternative one upon your request. As an optional service that you may add to the package at any time, we can update the OS on a regular basis in order to keep it as risk-free as possible.