An Operating System is the low-level software that manages a computer. It takes care of the way your hardware behaves, the communication with peripheral devices like a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between your applications, along with the prioritization of applications in case multiple ones run concurrently. Each and every program that is installed on a desktop or a notebook functions by sending requests to the OS for different services via an application program interface (API). The contact with the OS can be done via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the web hosting field, the OS is what controls a web hosting server and any 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 is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting

If you choose one of our virtual private server packages, you'll have three different Operating Systems to choose from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They're all Linux distributions and we offer them instead of offering just one OS, because the apps that you might choose to run on the server could have specific requirements about the software environment. Each one of these three has certain pros regarding the available plans that you could later on install, but what is common between them is that they are very secure and reliable and have huge communities that support them. The web hosting Control Panel alternatives for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, so as to provide you with more flexibility. When you order the virtual server with one OS and you need another one later, our tech support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in just a few minutes. We also offer the option to maintain the Operating System on your server up-to-date weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server solutions - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they're cost-free and they won't increase the low price of your new server, but also because they are extremely stable and secure. Each one of them is supported by a vast community of web developers, so you will be able to choose from many hundreds of software packages that you may install on your server in case the application that you would like to use 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 specific OSs only and since we would like to provide you with as much freedom as possible, we offer multiple OSs and multiple Control Panels. If you choose a server with a certain OS, we can change it upon request in the event that it turns out that you'll need another one. We could also keep your OS updated weekly as a part of the optional Managed Services upgrade.