An Operating System is the software that communicates with the hardware of a computer system and is the intermediary between apps and the hardware, which includes peripherals such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an application, it sends requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the communication is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Just like a personal computer, web servers also feature an Operating System which acts as a host for all the software installed on them, including script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and many others. A virtual machine can be created on a physical one, so you could install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment compared to the physical server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

In case you choose to purchase one of our VPS server plans, you shall be able to opt for one of the three Linux releases that we supply for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. These are among the most widespread and most reliable server OSs out there and we offer them so that you have a choice for the software environment of your machine if you would like to install some application with particular requirements regarding the packages that must be present on the hosting server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one of them you can use will depend on the OS that you've chosen. We leave the possibility to change the server Operating System open, so when you want to use software that requires an OS different from the one that's already present, we can always reinstall the VPS. In addition, we can keep the OS up-to-date on a weekly basis by installing all of the security updates which may be available.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server packages that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to choose from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license fees, but they are also regarded as the most reliable and safe OSs. We provide three different ones because each of them is backed by a separate community. The packages that you could add on your server are different and this may matter if you want to install some piece of software with particular requirements about the hosting environment. In this light, the hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the OS that you'll choose. You can choose any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order procedure, yet if necessary, we can always install the server anew with another one upon your request. As an additional service that you can add to the plan any time, we can update your OS regularly so as to keep it as secure as possible.