Each and every personal computer or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program which communicates with the computer hardware, including peripherals such as a mouse and a printer, as well as any applications that are installed on the system. Any program input using a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is processed by sending an Application Program Interface (API) request to the Operating System. On a server, each app runs within the parameters specified by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, and so on. This goes for both standard site scripts and server-side software like a media server. In case a virtual server is generated on a physical one, there can be two separate Operating Systems, named guest OS and host OS, so you can set up a different software environment on a single machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

Our VPS server packages feature three Linux distributions which you could pick from for the Operating System of your new web server - Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS. Apart from being free, the OSs are extremely stable and protected and the main reason to offer you all 3 of them is to ensure that you will be able to run any app that you'd like, as different pieces of software may have different requirements in terms of the environment they can be used on. Each one of the three OSs is backed by a large community of web developers who have produced a large number of software packages which you can install and use on your VPS. In accordance with the Operating System which you select, you will also be able to choose between 3 different Control Panels to control your website hosting content. Of course, should you decide that you need a new OS, we could always reinstall the server with it. As an additional upgrade, we also provide weekly updates of the Operating System for optimum stability and security.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server solutions - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they are totally free and they will not increase the cost of your new web hosting server, but also because they are outstandingly stable and secure. Each of them is backed up by a big community of web developers, so you will be able to choose from countless software packages that you can install on your server if the application that you want to work with has specific requirements. The Operating System will also determine what internet hosting Control Panel you can use since the Control Panels that we offer run on particular OSs only and since we want to give you as much adaptability as possible, we offer multiple OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you get a server with a given OS, we will change it upon request if it turns out that you need alternative one. We could also keep the OS updated weekly as part of the optional Managed Services upgrade.