An Operating System is the software which interacts with the hardware of a computer system and works as the intermediary between the installed applications and the hardware, including peripherals such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an application, it sends requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the contact is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). A lot like a personal computer, hosting servers also have an Operating System that serves as a host for the software installed on them, including script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and many others. A virtual machine can be set up on a physical one, so you could install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast to the physical server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

We offer you as many as three different Linux releases for the Operating System of our VPS servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are some of the safest and the most reliable OSs on the market and we offer all three rather than only one because we realize that you might want to set up some software which has specific requirements for the Operating System it shall run on. The latter is due to the fact that each of the three Operating Systems has a huge support community behind it and there're various software packages you could install on the server. Your OS selection will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS if you want to use one and for that reason we offer multiple Control Panels too. If you ever decide that you need a different OS, our tech support can quickly wipe the present one and install the one that you'd like. In addition, we offer an optional service to keep the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server plans that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to pick from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license fees, but they are also regarded as the most dependable and secure OSs. We supply three different ones as each one of them is supported by a different community. The packages which you could add on your server are different and this could matter in case you want to install some piece of software with particular requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the web hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the Operating System that you'll select. You can choose any of the three Operating Systems during the order procedure, however if needed, we can always install the server once again with an alternative one upon your request. As an optional service that you may add to the plan at any time, we can update your OS regularly so as to keep it as risk-free as possible.