An Operating System is the software which communicates with the hardware of a computer system and works as the intermediary between applications and the hardware, which includes peripherals such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run software, it transmits requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the interaction 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 serves as a host for all the software installed on them, which includes script apps or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and many others. A virtual machine can be generated on a physical one, so you will be able 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 Servers

We offer three different Linux releases for the Operating System of our VPS servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are some of the safest and the most reliable OSs on the market and we provide all three rather than just one since we realize that you may want to install some software which has specific requirements with regards to the Operating System it'll 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 various software packages you may install on the hosting server. Your OS selection will also determine exactly what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS if you want to use one and because of this we offer several Control Panels too. Should you decide that you need some other OS, our technical support can quickly wipe the present one and set up the one that you'd like. In addition, we offer an optional service to maintain the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

In case you decide to get one of our dedicated servers, you shall find three Operating Systems on the registration page because we want to give you a larger choice regarding the system environment on the server as different apps may have particular requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian feature different modules developed by their huge support communities, so you can select each of these OSs and take advantage of a stable and secure web hosting service. Based on your selection, you will also have different Control Panels to choose from. Of course, we can always replace the Operating System if the one you've selected initially does not meet the requirements of the software which you would like to run. We can also update the OS on a regular basis to keep it as risk-free as possible using our Managed Services upgrade package.