An Operating System is the basic software that manages a computer system. It controls the way your hardware behaves, the communication with peripheral devices including a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between various applications, along with the prioritization of apps in case multiple ones run at the same time. Any program that is installed on a desktop or a notebook operates by sending requests to the OS for different services using an application program interface (API). The communication with the OS can be performed using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the hosting world, the Operating System is what runs a web hosting server along with all the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also every other application such as a VOIP or a game server. If there're virtual machines created, they employ a guest OS that is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting

Our virtual private server solutions come with three Linux releases that you may select from for the Operating System of your new hosting server - Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS. Apart from being 100 % free, the OSs are really stable and protected and the main reason to offer all 3 of them is to ensure that you'll be able to run every app that you'd like, since different pieces of software have different requirements with regards to the environment they work on. Each one of the three OSs is backed by a huge community of developers who have developed a large number of software packages that you can install and use on your VPS. In accordance with the Operating System which you pick, you will also be able to choose between three different Control Panels to control your hosting content. Also, if you decide that you need some other OS, we could always re-install the server with it. As an additional upgrade, we also offer you weekly updates of the Operating System for max stability and security.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

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