An Operating System is the software that communicates with the hardware of a PC and works as the intermediary between applications and the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run software, it transmits requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the contact is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). A lot like a personal computer, web servers also feature an Operating System that functions as a host for the software installed on them, which includes script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and many others. A virtual machine can be created on a physical one, so you will be able to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment compared to the physical server host Operating System.

Multiple OS in VPS

If you choose one of our virtual private server solutions, you'll have 3 different Operating Systems to select from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They're all Linux distributions and we offer them rather than offering just one OS, because the applications that you may want to run on the server may have specific requirements for the software environment. Each of the three has certain pros with regard to the available packages that you can eventually install, but what is common between them is the fact that they're really stable and dependable and have vast communities which support them. The hosting Control Panel options for the VPS accounts depend on your Operating System choice, so as to give you more flexibility. If 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 on a weekly basis.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

In case you decide to get one of our dedicated servers, you will find three Operating Systems on the registration page as we want to give you a larger choice regarding the system environment on the machine as different applications can have specific requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian contain different modules developed by their vast support communities, so you can select any of these OSs and take advantage of a reliable and risk-free web hosting service. Depending on your selection, you will also have different Control Panels to choose from. Needless to say, we can always replace the Operating System in case the one you have selected in the beginning doesn't meet the requirements of the software that you'd like to run. We can also upgrade the OS regularly to keep it as secure as possible with our Managed Services upgrade package.