An Operating System is the low-level software which controls a computer. It takes care of how your hardware behaves, the communication with peripheral devices such as a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between various applications, plus the prioritization of apps in case multiple ones run at the same time. Any program that's installed on a notebook or a desktop functions by sending requests to the OS for different services by using an application program interface (API). The contact with the OS can be performed via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the hosting field, the OS is what controls a server along with all the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also every other application for instance a VOIP or a game server. If there're virtual machines created, they employ a guest OS that runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Hosting

We offer you as many as three different Linux releases for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the most stable and reliable OSs out there and we provide all three of them instead of just one because we realize that you may want to install some software which has specific requirements with regards to the Operating System it shall run on. The latter is due to the fact that each of the three Operating Systems has a huge support community behind it and there're various software applications you can install on the hosting server. Your OS selection will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS if you want to use one and that is why we offer several Control Panels as well. If you ever decide that you need another OS, our technical support can quickly wipe the existing one and install the one that you want. In addition, we offer an optional service to keep the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

The dedicated servers we offer can be set up with as many as three different Operating Systems because we want to offer you more flexible plans that will enable you to install and run any kind of web software irrespective of its system requirements. Your choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these three OSs are among the most stable and risk-free ones, not mentioning that they do not have any kind of license fees. All three have a large number of developers that have created numerous software packages that you could install and use on your web 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 register. If you need a new OS later on, it won't be a problem since we can always reinstall your machine. With our Managed Services package we could also keep your OS secure by updating it on a weekly basis with any patches that are released for it.