An Operating System is the fundamental software which manages a computer system. It handles how your hardware operates, the communication with peripheral devices including a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between various applications, and the prioritization of apps if several run simultaneously. Each and every program that's installed on a computer works by sending requests to the OS for various services by using an application program interface (API). The interaction 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 commands a web hosting server and all of the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition any other application such as a VOIP or a game server. When there're virtual machines created, they use a guest OS that runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS

If you choose to purchase one of our virtual private server plans, you will be able to opt for one of the three Linux releases that we offer for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are among the most preferred and most reliable server OSs out there and we offer them in order to give you a choice for the software environment of your machine in case that you intend to install some application with particular requirements in terms of the packages that need to be present on the server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one of them you can use will depend on the OS that you've selected. We leave the chance to change the server Operating System open, so when you want to use an app that requires an OS different from the one you already have, we can always re-install the VPS. We can also keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing any security updates which may be released.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server plans - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they are totally free and they won't increase the price of your new hosting server, but also because they are very stable and secure. Each one of them is supported by a huge community of developers, so you'll be given the option to choose from a large number software packages that you could install on your server if the app that you would like to employ has specific requirements. The Operating System will also determine what web hosting Control Panel you can use as the Control Panels that we offer run on particular OSs only and since we would like to give you as much adaptability as possible, we offer a couple of OSs and multiple Control Panels. If you get a server with a certain OS, we will change it upon request in the event that it turns out that you'll need a different one. We will also keep the OS updated on a weekly basis as a part of the optional Managed Services upgrade.