An Operating System is the fundamental software which controls a computer system. It handles the way your hardware operates, the communication with peripheral devices for instance a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between the installed applications, and the prioritization of apps when multiple ones run at the same time. Each program that's installed on a desktop or a laptop functions by sending requests to the OS for various services via an application program interface (API). The communication with the OS can be done using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the hosting field, the OS is what commands a hosting server together with all the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition any other application for instance a VOIP or a game server. When there're virtual machines created, they work with a guest OS which is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS

If you pick one of our virtual private server packages, you'll have 3 different Operating Systems to select from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They are all Linux releases and we offer them instead of offering just one OS, because the apps that you may want to run on the server could have specific requirements about the software environment. Each one of these three has some pros with regard to the available packages that you can eventually install, but what's common between them is that they're really stable and reliable and have vast communities which support them. The web hosting Control Panel alternatives for the VPS accounts depend on your Operating System choice, so as to give you more flexibility. In case you order the virtual server with one OS and you need another one later, our tech support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in a matter of minutes. We also offer you the option to maintain the Operating System on your server up-to-date weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server solutions - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they are free and they won't increase the low price of your new hosting server, but also because they are outstandingly secure and stable. Each one of them is supported by a vast community of developers, so you will be able to choose from many hundreds of software packages that you may install on your server in case the application that you intend to work with has specific requirements. The Operating System will also determine what internet hosting Control Panel you can use because the Control Panels that we offer are compatible with particular OSs only and since we would like to provide you with as much adaptability as possible, we offer a couple of OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you get a server with a certain OS, we can change it upon request in case it turns out that you'll need alternative one. We can also keep the OS updated on a weekly basis as part of the optional Managed Services upgrade.