An Operating System is the low-level software that manages a computer system. It handles how the hardware operates, the communication with peripherals such as a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between applications, as well as the prioritization of applications when multiple ones run simultaneously. Any program that's installed on a computer works by sending requests to the OS for different services using an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS can be achieved using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting world, the OS is what runs a web hosting server together with all of the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also any other application such as a VOIP or a game server. If there are virtual machines created, they use a guest OS which runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Hosting

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

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

The dedicated servers we offer can be installed with as many as 3 different Operating Systems because we want to give you more versatile packages which will let you install and run any web software irrespective of its system requirements. Your choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are some of the most dependable and risk-free ones, not mentioning that they don't have any license fees. All three have numerous developers that have created numerous software packages that you may install and use on your web server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one you can use will depend on the Operating System that you choose when you sign up. In case you need a new 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 upgrading it on a weekly basis with any patches which are available for it.