An Operating System is the software which interacts with the hardware of a PC and serves as the intermediary between all the applications and the hardware, including peripherals such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run an app, it transmits requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the interaction is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Identical to a personal computer, web servers also have an Operating System which acts as a host for any software installed on them, which includes script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, etc. A virtual machine can be created on a physical one, so it is possible to 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 Servers

We offer as many as three different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our VPS servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are some of the most stable and reliable OSs you can find and we supply all three of them instead of only one as we realize that you may want to set up some software with specific requirements with regards to the Operating System it will run on. The latter is due to the fact that each of the three Operating Systems has a large support community behind it and there're different software packages you may install on the hosting server. Your OS choice will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS in case you would like to use one and that is why we offer several Control Panels as well. In case you decide that you want another OS, our tech support can quickly wipe the present one and install the one that you want. In addition, we offer an optional service to have the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

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