An Operating System is the software which communicates with the hardware of a PC and is the intermediary between apps and the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an app, it transfers requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the interaction is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). A lot like a personal computer, hosting servers also use an Operating System which functions as a host for any software installed on them, including script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, etc. A virtual machine can be set up on a physical one, so you can install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment compared to the physical server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

Our VPS server solutions come with three Linux distributions that you can select from for the Operating System of your new web server - Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS. In addition to being free, the OSs are extremely stable and secure and the key reason to offer all 3 of them is to ensure that you can run every application that you'd like, as different pieces of software could have different requirements regarding the environment they work on. Each of the three OSs is backed by a huge community of developers who have made thousands of software packages that you can install and use on your VPS. Based on the Operating System which you pick, you will also be able to choose between three different Control Panels to handle your hosting content. Of course, should you decide that you need another OS, we could always reinstall the server with it. As a paid upgrade, we also provide weekly updates of the OS 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're all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they're totally free and they won't increase the price of your new web hosting server, but also because they are very stable and secure. Each of them is supported by a big community of web developers, so you will be able to choose from a large number software packages that you could install on your server in case the application that you want to employ has specific requirements. The Operating System will also determine what internet hosting Control Panel you can use because the Control Panels that we offer run on particular OSs only and since we want to give you as much flexibility as possible, we offer a couple of OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you choose a server with a certain Operating System, we could change it upon request if it turns out that you need another one. We will also keep the OS updated on a weekly basis as a part of our additional Managed Services upgrade.