An Operating System is the software that communicates with the hardware of a computer and serves as the intermediary between applications and the hardware, which includes peripheral devices such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an application, it sends requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the communication is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Just like a personal computer, web servers also use an Operating System which functions as a host for any software installed on them, which includes script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and many others. A virtual machine can be created on a physical one, so you could install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast with the physical server host Operating System.

Multiple OS in VPS Hosting

If you pick one of our virtual private server packages, you will have three different Operating Systems to choose from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They are all Linux releases and we offer them rather than offering just a single OS, since the apps that you might choose to run on the server may have specific requirements for the software environment. Each of these three has some advantages in terms of the available packages that you may later on install, but what's common between them is that they're really secure and reliable and have large communities that support them. The internet hosting Control Panel alternatives for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, in order to give you more flexibility. When you order the virtual server with one OS and you need a different one later, our technical support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in a matter of minutes. We also offer you the option to keep the Operating System on your server up-to-date on a weekly basis.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

In case you decide to obtain one of our dedicated servers, you will find three Operating Systems on the registration page since we want to give you a broader choice for the system environment on the server as different applications can have particular requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian include different modules developed by their large support communities, so you can select any of these OSs and enjoy a reliable and secure web hosting service. Depending on your selection, you will also have different Control Panels to choose from. Needless to say, we can always change the Operating System in case the one you've selected initially doesn't meet the requirements of the software that you would like to run. We can also update your OS regularly in order to keep it as risk-free as possible with our Managed Services upgrade package.