An Operating System is the fundamental software which manages a computer system. It controls how your hardware behaves, the communication with peripherals for instance a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between applications, and the prioritization of applications if several run at once. Each and every program which is installed on a computer system works by sending requests to the OS for different services via an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS is possible via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the web hosting world, the Operating System is what commands a server together with any software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also any other application for instance 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

We offer as many as three different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are some of the safest and the most reliable OSs on the market and we provide all three of them rather than just one as we realize that you may want to install some software that has specific requirements regarding the Operating System it'll run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a huge support community behind it and there are different software packages you could install on the hosting server. Your OS selection will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS if you want to use one and that's why we offer several Control Panels as well. If you ever decide that you want some other OS, our tech support can quickly wipe the current one and set up the one that you'd like. We also offer an optional service to have the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

The dedicated servers that we offer can be set up with as many as three different Operating Systems because we want to offer you more versatile plans that will enable you to install and run any web software whatever its system requirements. Your choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these three OSs are some of the most stable and risk-free ones, not mentioning that they don't have any kind of license costs. All three have lots of developers who have created a large number of software packages that you may install and use on your hosting server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one you can use will depend on the Operating System that you choose when you sign up. If you need another OS subsequently, it won't be a problem as we can always reinstall your server. With our Managed Services package we can also keep your OS secure by upgrading it on a weekly basis with any patches which are available for it.