An Operating System is the software that interacts with the hardware of a computer and serves as the intermediary between the installed applications and the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run software, it transmits requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the interaction is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Similar to a personal computer, web hosting servers also have an Operating System that functions as a host for all of the software installed on them, which includes script apps or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, etc. A virtual machine can be created on a physical one, so you will be able to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast to the physical server host Operating System.

Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting

We offer three different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the most stable and reliable OSs on the market and we supply all three instead of just 1 because we realize that you might want to set up some software which has specific requirements for the Operating System it'll run on. The latter is due to the fact that each of the three Operating Systems has a large support community behind it and there're different software applications you can install on the server. Your OS selection will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS if you wish to use one and for this reason we offer several Control Panels too. If you ever decide that you want some other OS, our technical support can quickly wipe the existing one and install the one that you want. In addition, we offer an optional service to have the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

The dedicated servers we offer can be installed with as many as three different Operating Systems because we want to give you more versatile solutions which will permit you to install and run any type of web software whatever its system requirements. The choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are among the most stable and secure ones, not mentioning that they do not have any license costs. All three have thousands of developers that have created countless software packages that you may install and use on your server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one you can use will depend on the Operating System that you select when you register. In case you need a new OS afterwards, it won't be a problem since we can always reinstall your machine. With our Managed Services package we could also keep your OS secure by upgrading it on a weekly basis with any patches that are available for it.