An Operating System is the low-level software which controls a PC. It handles how your hardware functions, the communication with peripherals for instance a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between all the applications, along with the prioritization of apps in case several run concurrently. Each program that's installed on a notebook or a desktop functions by sending requests to the OS for different services by using an application program interface (API). The communication with the OS can be performed through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting field, the OS is what commands a web server together with all of the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition every other application for instance a VOIP or a game server. When there are virtual machines created, they work with a guest OS that is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting

In case you select one of our virtual private server solutions, you will have as many as 3 different Operating Systems to choose from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They are all Linux releases and we offer them instead of offering just a single OS, because the apps that you may wish to run on the server may have specific requirements regarding the software environment. Each of the three has certain advantages regarding the available plans that you could later install, but what's common between them is the fact that they are really secure and dependable and have vast communities that support them. The hosting Control Panel options for the VPS accounts depend on your Operating System choice, so as to provide you with more flexibility. When you order the virtual server with one OS and you need a different 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 Hosting

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