An Operating System is the software that communicates with the hardware of a computer system and works as the intermediary between all the applications and the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a printer, a computer 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 via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Similar to a personal computer, hosting servers also have an Operating System which functions as a host for all of the software installed on them, which includes script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, etc. 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 to the physical server host Operating System.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

Our VPS server solutions come with three Linux releases that you can pick from for the Operating System of your new hosting server - Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS. In addition to being absolutely free, the OSs are very stable and safe and the reason to offer all 3 of them is to make sure that you'll be able to run each application that you would like, as different pieces of software have different requirements in terms of the environment they work on. Each of the three OSs is supported by a vast community of web developers who have made thousands of software packages that you can set up and use on your VPS. In accordance with the Operating System that you select, you will also be able to choose between 3 different Control Panels to handle your website hosting content. Of course, should you decide that you need some other OS, we could always re-install the server with it. As an optional upgrade, we also provide weekly updates of the Operating System for optimum stability and security.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server solutions 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 fees, but they are also regarded as the most dependable and secure OSs. We supply three different ones since each of them is backed by a separate community. The packages which you can add on your web server are different and this may matter if you want to install some piece of software with particular requirements for the hosting environment. In this light, the web hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the OS that you'll choose. You may choose any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order procedure, yet if needed, we can always install the server anew with an alternative one upon your request. As an additional service that you can add to the package at any moment, we can update your OS regularly so as to keep it as secure as possible.