An Operating System is the basic software which controls a computer. It controls the way your hardware functions, the communication with peripherals including a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between various applications, and the prioritization of apps in case several run concurrently. Each program that is installed on a notebook or a desktop functions by sending requests to the OS for different services via an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS can be achieved through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the hosting world, the Operating System is what commands a server as well as all of the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition every other application such as a VOIP or a game server. In case there are virtual machines created, they work with a guest OS which runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

If you decide to purchase one of our VPS server plans, you'll be able to choose one of the three Linux distributions which we supply for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are among the most preferred and most stable server OSs available on the market and we offer them in order to give you a choice for the software environment of your machine in case that you want to install some application with precise requirements in terms of the packages that have to be present on the hosting server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one of them you could use will depend on the OS that you've picked. We leave the chance to change the server Operating System open, so if you want to use software that requires an OS different from the one you already have, we can always reinstall the VPS. We can also keep the OS up-to-date on a weekly basis by installing all the security updates which may be released.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server solutions that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to choose from. They are all Linux distributions - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license charges, but they are also considered to be among the most reliable and risk-free OSs. We provide three different ones for the reason that each one of them is supported by a different community. The packages that you can add on your server are different and this may matter in case you want to install some piece of software with particular requirements about the hosting environment. In this light, the internet hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the OS that you'll pick. You can pick any of the three Operating Systems during the order process, yet if needed, we can always install the server anew with an alternative one upon your request. As an additional service that you can add to the plan at any time, we can update the OS regularly in order to keep it as risk-free as possible.