An Operating System is the basic software that manages a computer system. It handles how the hardware operates, the communication with peripherals for instance a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between various applications, as well as the prioritization of apps when several run at once. Each program which is installed on a laptop or a desktop works by sending requests to the OS for various services by using an application program interface (API). The contact with the OS can be performed through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the hosting field, the Operating System is what runs a server as well as any software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also any other application such as a VOIP or a game server. When there're virtual machines created, they work with a guest OS which runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

In case you decide to purchase one of our VPS server plans, you shall be able to pick one of the three Linux releases that we supply for the Operating System of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. These are among the most preferred and most dependable server OSs out there and we offer them so that you have a choice for the software environment of your machine if you want to install some application with particular requirements with regards to the packages that need to be present on the server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one of them you could use depends on the OS that you've chosen. We leave the chance to replace the server Operating System open, so when you want to use an application that requires an OS different from the one that's already present, we can always re-install the VPS. In addition, we can keep the OS up-to-date on a weekly basis by installing all of the security updates that may be available.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server solutions that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to choose from. They are all Linux distributions - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license fees, but they are also considered to be among the most stable and secure OSs. We supply three different ones as each of them is backed by a different community. The packages which you could add on your web server are different and this may matter in case you need to install some piece of software with specific requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the Operating System that you will choose. You can choose any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order procedure, but if needed, we can always set up the server anew with a different one upon your request. As an optional service that you may add to the package at any moment, we can update your OS on a regular basis in order to keep it as risk-free as possible.