An Operating System is the basic software which manages a computer. It takes care of how the hardware operates, the communication with peripherals for instance a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between various applications, along with the prioritization of applications if multiple ones run simultaneously. Each and every program which is installed on a laptop or a desktop operates by sending requests to the OS for different services using an application program interface (API). The communication with the OS can be done using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting field, the OS is what runs a server as well as all the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition every other application such as a VOIP or a game server. If there're virtual machines created, they work with a guest OS that runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

In case you choose one of our VPS server packages, you will have as many as 3 different Operating Systems to choose from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They are all Linux distributions and we offer them instead of offering just a single OS, since the apps that you may wish to run on the server may have specific requirements about the software environment. Each one of the three has certain advantages in terms of the available packages that you may eventually install, but what is common between them is that they're really stable and dependable and have huge communities that support them. The internet hosting Control Panel options for the VPS accounts depend on your Operating System choice, so as to provide you with more flexibility. If you order the virtual server with one OS and you need a different one later, our technical support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in a matter of minutes. We also offer the option to maintain the Operating System on your server up-to-date weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server packages that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to choose from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license charges, but they’re also regarded as the most dependable and risk-free OSs. We supply three different ones as each of them is backed by a separate community. The packages which you can add on your web server are different and this may matter if you want to install some piece of software with particular requirements about the hosting environment. In this light, the internet hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the OS that you will select. You may choose any of the three Operating Systems during the order procedure, yet if needed, we can always install the server anew with an alternative one upon your request. As an optional service that you may add to the plan whenever you want, we can update the OS on a regular basis in order to keep it as risk-free as possible.