An Operating System is the software which communicates with the hardware of a PC and is the intermediary between apps and the hardware, which includes peripherals such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an application, it transmits 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). A lot like a personal computer, web hosting servers also have an Operating System that serves as a host for any software installed on them, including script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and many others. A virtual machine can be set up on a physical one, so you can install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment compared to the physical server host Operating System.

Multiple OS in VPS Hosting

If you choose to purchase one of our virtual private server plans, you shall be able to pick one of the three Linux releases which we offer for the Operating System of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. These are among the most widespread and most stable server OSs on the market and we offer them in order to give you a choice for the software environment of your machine in case that you would like to install some application with particular requirements regarding the packages that need to be present on the web hosting server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one of them you may use depends on the OS that you've selected. We leave the chance to change the server Operating System open, so when you want to use an app that requires an OS different from the one you already have, we can always reinstall the VPS. We can also keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing any security updates which may be available.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

In case you decide to acquire one of our dedicated servers, you'll find three Operating Systems on the order page as we want to give you a larger choice regarding the system environment on the machine as different applications may have specific requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian include different modules developed by their vast support communities, so you can select each of these OSs and benefit from a stable and safe web hosting service. Depending on your selection, you'll also have different Control Panels to choose from. Of course, we can always change the Operating System in case the one you have selected initially does not meet the requirements of the software that you'd like to run. We can also upgrade the OS on a regular basis in order to keep it as secure as possible with our Managed Services upgrade package.