An Operating System is the basic software which manages a computer system. It handles how the hardware functions, the communication with peripheral devices such as a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between apps, plus the prioritization of apps when several run at the same time. Each and every program which is installed on a desktop or a notebook functions by sending requests to the OS for various services via an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS can be performed via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the hosting field, the OS is what runs a web server together with all the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also every other application for instance a VOIP or a game server. When there are virtual machines created, they employ a guest OS that is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

In case you choose one of our VPS server solutions, you will have as many as 3 different Operating Systems to choose from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They're all Linux distributions and we offer them instead of offering just a single OS, as the applications that you may want to run on the server may have specific requirements about the software environment. Each one of the three has certain advantages with regard to the available packages that you can later on install, but what's common between them is the fact that they are very stable and dependable and have huge communities that support them. The hosting Control Panel options for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, in order to provide you with more flexibility. If you order the virtual server with one OS and you need another one later, our technical support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in just a few minutes. We also offer you the option to maintain the Operating System on your server up-to-date on a weekly basis.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated servers that we offer can be installed with as many as three different Operating Systems since we want to offer you more flexible solutions which will permit you to install and run any kind of web software irrespective of its system requirements. Your options are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these three OSs are some of the most reliable and secure ones, not mentioning that they don't have any license charges. All three have thousands of developers that have created a large number of software packages that you may install and use on your hosting server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one you can use is determined by the Operating System that you choose when you register. In case you need some other OS afterwards, it won't be a problem since we can always reinstall your server. With our Managed Services package we could also keep your OS secure by updating it every week with any patches which are available for it.