An Operating System is the software which interacts with the hardware of a computer system and is the intermediary between applications and the hardware, including peripherals such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run software, it sends requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the communication is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). A lot like a personal computer, web servers also have an Operating System which functions as a host for the software installed on them, including script apps or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, etcetera. A virtual machine can be generated on a physical one, so it is possible to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast to the physical server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Hosting

Our virtual private server solutions include three Linux distributions which you can pick from for the Operating System of your new web server - Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS. Aside from being totally free, the OSs are really stable and protected and the primary reason to offer the 3 of them is to ensure that you can run each app that you'd like, because different pieces of software have different requirements when it comes to the environment they work on. Each of the three OSs is supported by a vast community of developers who have created a large number of software packages that you can set up and use on your VPS. Depending on the Operating System that you select, you will also be able to select between 3 different Control Panels to manage your hosting content. Of course, should you decide that you need another OS, we can always reinstall the server with it. As an optional upgrade, we also offer you weekly updates of the OS for optimum stability and security.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

The dedicated servers that we offer can be installed with three different Operating Systems as we want to offer you more versatile solutions that will let you install and run any kind of web software regardless of its system requirements. The choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are among the most stable and risk-free ones, not mentioning that they don't have any license charges. All three have a large number of developers that have created countless software packages that you'll be able to install and use on your web hosting server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one you can use depends on the Operating System that you select when you register. In case you need a different OS later on, it will not 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 which are released for it.