An Operating System is the low-level software that manages a computer system. It handles how the hardware operates, the communication with peripherals for instance a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between all the applications, plus the prioritization of apps in case several run concurrently. Any program which is installed on a computer operates by sending requests to the OS for various services via an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS can be achieved using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting field, the OS is what controls a server and all the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also every other application such as a VOIP or a game server. If there're virtual machines created, they work with a guest OS that is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS

In case you choose one of our virtual private server solutions, you will have as many as three different Operating Systems to pick from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They're all Linux releases and we offer them rather than offering just a single OS, as the applications that you may want to run on the server could have specific requirements regarding the software environment. Each of the three has some advantages regarding the available plans that you could later on install, but what's common between them is that they're really secure and dependable and have large communities that support them. The internet hosting Control Panel options for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, so as to provide you with more flexibility. In case you order the virtual server with one OS and you need a different one later, our tech 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 weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

The dedicated servers we offer can be set up with three different Operating Systems since we want to give you more flexible packages that will allow you to install and run any web software whatever its system requirements. The choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are some of 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 numerous software packages that you can install and use on your web hosting server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one you can use will depend on the Operating System that you select when you register. If you need another OS later, 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 that are available for it.