An Operating System is the low-level software that manages a PC. It controls the way the hardware operates, the communication with peripheral devices including a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between all the applications, along with the prioritization of applications when multiple ones run at the same time. Each and every program which is installed on a computer functions by sending requests to the OS for different services by using an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS can be performed via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the web hosting field, the OS is what controls a web server together with all the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also any other application such as a VOIP or a game server. If there are virtual machines created, they work with a guest OS that runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS

If you decide to buy one of our virtual private server plans, you'll be able to select one of the three Linux releases that we provide for the Operating System of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. These are among the most popular and most dependable server OSs available on the market and we offer them in order to give you a choice for the software environment of your machine if you intend to install some app with specific requirements in terms of the packages that must be present on the web hosting server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one of them you can use depends on the OS that you have picked. We leave the possibility to change the server Operating System open, so when you want to use an application that requires an OS different from the one you have, we can always reinstall the VPS. We can also keep the OS up-to-date on a weekly basis by installing all of the security updates that may be released.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

In case you decide to buy one of our dedicated servers, you will find three Operating Systems on the order page as we want to give you a broader choice regarding the system environment on the machine as different applications may have specific requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian feature different modules developed by their huge support communities, so you can select any of these OSs and benefit from a reliable and risk-free 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 if the one you have selected at first does not meet the requirements of the software which you'd like to run. We can also update the OS regularly to keep it as secure as possible with our Managed Services upgrade package.