An Operating System is the software which interacts with the hardware of a PC and functions as the intermediary between apps and the hardware, which includes peripherals such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an app, it transfers requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the contact is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). A lot like a personal computer, hosting servers also feature an Operating System which functions as a host for all of the software installed on them, which includes script apps or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and so on. A virtual machine can be generated on a physical one, so you could install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast to the physical server host Operating System.

Multiple OS in VPS

If you choose one of our virtual private server plans, you'll have as many as 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, since the applications that you might want to run on the server may have specific requirements about the software environment. Each of these three has some pros with regard to the available packages that you may eventually install, but what is common between them is the fact that they are very stable and reliable and have huge communities which support them. The internet hosting Control Panel options for the VPS accounts depend on your Operating System choice, in order to provide you with more flexibility. When 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 a matter of 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

We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server plans - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they are completely free and they won't increase the price of your new web hosting server, but also because they are very secure and stable. Each of them is supported by a large community of web developers, so you will be able to choose from thousands of software packages that you could install on your server if the app that you want to work with has certain requirements. The Operating System will also determine what internet hosting Control Panel you can use as the Control Panels that we offer are compatible with particular OSs only and since we want to give you as much freedom as possible, we offer several OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you choose a server with a certain OS, we could change it upon request in case it turns out that you'll need alternative one. We will also keep your OS updated weekly as part of our useful Managed Services upgrade.