An Operating System is the low-level software that manages a PC. It controls how your hardware behaves, the communication with peripherals including a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between your applications, as well as the prioritization of applications in case several run at the same time. Each and every program that's installed on a desktop or a notebook works by sending requests to the OS for different services via an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS is possible using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting world, the OS is what runs a server and all 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. When there are virtual machines created, they use a guest OS that is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Hosting

In case you select one of our virtual private server solutions, you'll have three different Operating Systems to select from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They're all Linux releases and we offer them instead of offering just one OS, because the apps that you might want to run on the server may have specific requirements regarding the software environment. Each of these three has certain advantages regarding the available packages that you can later install, but what is common between them is that they're really stable and reliable and have large communities that support them. The internet hosting Control Panel options for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, in order to give you more flexibility. When you order the virtual server with one OS and you need another one later, our technical support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in a couple of minutes. We also offer the option to maintain the Operating System on your server up-to-date on a weekly basis.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

In case you decide to buy one of our dedicated servers, you'll find three Operating Systems on the order page as we want to give you a larger choice regarding the system environment on your machine as different applications can have particular requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian feature different modules developed by their vast support communities, so you can select any of these OSs and benefit from a reliable and safe web hosting service. Based on your decision, you will also have different Control Panels to choose from. Needless to say, we can always change the Operating System if the one you've selected initially does not meet the requirements of the software which you intend to run. We can also update your OS routinely to keep it as risk-free as possible using our Managed Services upgrade package.