An Operating System is the software which interacts with the hardware of a computer system and works as the intermediary between all the applications and the hardware, which includes peripherals such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an application, it transfers requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the contact is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). A lot like a personal computer, web servers also feature an Operating System which acts as a host for all of the software installed on them, including script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and so on. A virtual machine can be generated on a physical one, so you could install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment compared to the physical server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

We provide as many as three different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our VPS servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the safest and the most reliable OSs out there and we supply all three instead of just 1 because we realize that you may want to install some software which has specific requirements regarding the Operating System it will run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a large support community behind it and there're various software packages you can install on the server. Your OS choice will also determine exactly what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS in case you would like to use one and because of this we offer multiple Control Panels too. In case you decide that you need another OS, our tech support team can quickly wipe the present one and install the one that you would like. We also offer an optional service to keep the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated servers that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems as we want to offer you more flexible plans which will allow you to install and run any type of web software whatever its system requirements. Your choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these three OSs are among the most dependable and risk-free ones, not mentioning that they do not have any license fees. All three have numerous developers that have created countless software packages that you'll be able to 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 a different OS subsequently, it won't be a problem as we can always reinstall your server. With our Managed Services package we could also keep your OS secure by upgrading it on a weekly basis with all patches that are available for it.