An Operating System is the basic software which manages a computer. It handles how the hardware operates, the communication with peripheral devices like a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between various applications, as well as the prioritization of apps in case multiple ones run at the same time. Each and every program that's installed on a PC works by sending requests to the OS for different services using an application program interface (API). The communication with the OS can be performed using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the web hosting field, the OS is what runs a web hosting server together with all of the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition any other application for example a VOIP or a game server. In case there are virtual machines created, they employ a guest OS that runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

We offer you as many as three different Linux releases for the Operating System of our VPS servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are some of the most stable and reliable OSs available and we offer all three instead of just 1 as we realize that you may want to install some software which has specific requirements with regards to the Operating System it will run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a huge support community behind it and there are various software packages you can install on the web server. Your OS choice will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS in case you would like to use one and for this reason we offer several Control Panels as well. Should you decide that you want some other OS, our tech support team can quickly wipe the existing one and install the one that you want. In addition, we offer an optional service to have the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

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 free so they will not increase the cost of your new web server, but also because they are very stable and secure. Each one of them is supported by a huge community of web developers, so you'll be given the option to choose from a large number software packages that you can install on your server if the application that you intend to use has specific requirements. The Operating System will also determine what hosting Control Panel you can use as the Control Panels that we offer are compatible with specific OSs only and because we want to give you as much versatility as possible, we offer multiple OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you choose a server with a certain OS, we can change it upon request in case it turns out that you will need alternative one. We will also keep your OS updated on a weekly basis as a part of our useful Managed Services upgrade.