An Operating System is the low-level software that manages a PC. It controls how your hardware behaves, the communication with peripheral devices such as a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between various applications, along with the prioritization of apps when several run simultaneously. Each program which is installed on a computer system functions by sending requests to the OS for different services via an application program interface (API). The contact with the OS can be done using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the web hosting world, the OS is what controls a web hosting server together with all the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition any other application for example a VOIP or a game server. When there're virtual machines created, they work with a guest OS which is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS

In case you select one of our virtual private server solutions, you'll have as many as three different Operating Systems to pick from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They're all Linux distributions and we offer them instead of offering just one OS, as the applications that you may want to run on the server may have specific requirements for the software environment. Each of the three has certain advantages in terms of the available plans that you can eventually install, but what is common between them is that they're really stable and dependable and have huge communities which support them. The hosting Control Panel options for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, so as to give you more flexibility. In case you order the virtual server with one OS and you need a different one later, our tech support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in just a few minutes. We also offer you the option to maintain the Operating System on your server up-to-date weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

The dedicated servers that we offer come with three different Operating Systems as we want to offer you more flexible packages which will permit you to install and run any type of web software regardless of its system requirements. Your options are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these three OSs are among the most dependable and secure ones, not mentioning that they don't have any kind of license fees. All three have thousands of developers who have created countless software packages that you'll be able to install and use on your hosting server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one you can use is determined by the Operating System that you choose when you sign up. In case you need a different OS subsequently, it will not be a problem as we can always reinstall your machine. With our Managed Services package we can also keep your OS secure by updating it every week with all patches which are released for it.