An Operating System is the low-level software that controls a PC. It handles how the hardware operates, the communication with peripheral devices including a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between all the applications, as well as the prioritization of applications if several run at once. Each and every program that's installed on a notebook or a desktop works by sending requests to the OS for various services via an application program interface (API). The contact with the OS can be done via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the web hosting field, the Operating System is what runs a web hosting server along with any software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also any other application such as a VOIP or a game server. In case there are virtual machines created, they use a guest OS which runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting

In case you choose to buy one of our virtual private server plans, you shall be able to pick one of the three Linux releases which we provide for the Operating System of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. These are among the most widespread and most reliable server OSs available and we offer them so that you have a choice for the software environment of your machine if you intend to install some app with precise requirements in terms of the packages that should be present on the web server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one of them you can use will depend on the OS that you have picked. We leave the possibility to change the server Operating System open, so if you want to use an application that requires an OS different from the one you have, we can always reinstall the VPS. In addition, we can keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing all of the security updates which may be released.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

The dedicated server plans that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to select from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license charges, but they’re also regarded as the most dependable and safe OSs. We provide three different ones since each one of them is backed by a different 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 specific requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the web hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the OS that you'll choose. You may choose any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order process, however if needed, we can always install the server anew with another one upon your request. As an additional service that you may add to the package any time, we can update the OS on a regular basis in order to keep it as secure as possible.