An Operating System is the low-level software that controls a PC. 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, along with the prioritization of applications if several run at the same time. Each program which is installed on a notebook or a desktop 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 using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the hosting world, the OS is what controls a hosting server as well as 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 use a guest OS which runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

We offer you as many as 3 different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our VPS servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are some of the most stable and reliable OSs available and we offer all three instead of just 1 because we realize that you might want to install some software with specific requirements with regards to the Operating System it'll run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a large support community behind it and there are different software programs you can install on the server. Your OS choice will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS if you want to use one and for this reason we offer multiple Control Panels too. If you ever decide that you need a different OS, our technical support can quickly wipe the existing one and install the one that you want. We also offer an optional service to have the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated servers we offer can be set up with as many as three different Operating Systems as we want to offer you more flexible solutions that will permit you to install and run any kind of web software irrespective of its system requirements. The choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are among the most stable and secure ones, not mentioning that they don't have any kind of license costs. All three have thousands of developers who have created countless software packages that you could install and use on your web server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one you can use is determined by the Operating System that you select when you sign up. In case you need a different OS later, it won't be a problem because we can always reinstall your server. With our Managed Services package we could also keep your OS secure by updating it on a weekly basis with any patches which are available for it.