An Operating System is the software which communicates with the hardware of a computer system and functions as the intermediary between all the applications and the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run software, it transfers requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the communication is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Similar to a personal computer, web servers also have an Operating System that functions as a host for any software installed on them, which includes script apps 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

We provide as many as 3 different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the most stable and reliable OSs you can get and we supply all three of them instead of just one since we realize that you might want to set up some software which has specific requirements for 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 different software packages you can install on the hosting server. Your OS choice will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS in case you would like to use one and that is why we offer multiple Control Panels as well. Should you decide that you want another OS, our tech support team can quickly wipe the existing one and set up the one that you'd like. We also offer an optional service to keep the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

The dedicated server plans that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to select from. They are all Linux distributions - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license taxes, but they are also considered to be among the most stable and safe OSs. We provide three different ones as each one of them is backed by a separate community. The packages which you can add on your web server are different and this may matter in case you want to install some piece of software with specific requirements about the hosting environment. In this light, the web hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the OS that you'll pick. You can pick any of the three Operating Systems during the order process, yet if needed, we can always install the server once again with an alternative one upon your request. As an additional service that you may add to the plan whenever you want, we can update the OS on a regular basis to keep it as secure as possible.