An Operating System is the basic software which controls a computer. It takes care of how your hardware behaves, the communication with peripherals including a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between your applications, along with the prioritization of applications if multiple ones run at the same time. Each and every program that's installed on a PC works by sending requests to the OS for various services by using an application program interface (API). The communication with the OS is possible using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the web hosting field, the Operating System is what controls a hosting server together with 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 choose one of our VPS server packages, you will have as many as 3 different Operating Systems to pick from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They are all Linux releases and we offer them instead of offering just one OS, since the applications that you may wish to run on the server could have specific requirements about the software environment. Each of these three has some pros regarding the available packages that you may eventually install, but what is common between them is that they're really secure and dependable and have large communities that support them. The web hosting Control Panel alternatives for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, so as to give you 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 you the option to maintain the Operating System on your server up-to-date on a weekly basis.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server packages that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to choose from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license fees, but they’re also known as the most dependable and safe OSs. We provide three different ones because each of them is backed by a different community. The packages that you could add on your hosting server are different and this may matter in case you want to install some piece of software with specific requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the internet hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the OS that you'll choose. You can choose any of the three Operating Systems during the order procedure, yet if needed, we can always set up the server anew with another one upon your request. As an additional service that you may add to the package whenever you want, we can update your OS regularly to keep it as risk-free as possible.