An Operating System is the fundamental software that controls a computer. It handles how your hardware operates, the communication with peripheral devices such as a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between all the applications, and the prioritization of applications when several run at once. Any program which is installed on a computer system functions by sending requests to the OS for various services by using an application program interface (API). The contact with the OS can be done via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting world, the Operating System is what runs a web hosting server as well as any software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition any other application for example a VOIP or a game server. In case there're virtual machines created, they employ a guest OS that runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

If you choose to purchase one of our VPS server plans, you'll be able to select one of the three Linux releases that we provide for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are among the most preferred and most reliable server OSs on the market and we offer them in order to give you a choice for the software environment of your machine if you intend to install some app with specific requirements regarding the packages that should be present on the web server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one of them you could use depends on the OS that you have selected. We leave the chance to change the server Operating System open, so when you want to use software that requires an OS different from the one you already have, we can always re-install the VPS. In addition, we can keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing all of the security updates that may be released.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

In case you decide to acquire one of our dedicated servers, you shall find three Operating Systems on the order page as we want to give you a wider choice regarding the system environment on the server as different apps can have certain requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian come with different modules developed by their huge support communities, so you can select any of these OSs and take advantage of a reliable and secure hosting service. Depending on your choice, you will also have different Control Panels to choose from. Needless to say, we can always change the Operating System if the one you've selected at first doesn't meet the requirements of the software that you would like to run. We can also upgrade the OS routinely in order to keep it as secure as possible using our Managed Services upgrade package.