Every PC or web server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program that interacts with the hardware equipment, including peripherals such as a mouse or a printer, along with any applications that are currently installed on the system. Any program input using a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is processed by sending an Application Program Interface (API) request to the Operating System. On a server, every single app runs within the parameters specified by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etc. This goes for both standard Internet site scripts and server-side software such as a media server. When a virtual server is created on a physical one, there can be two independent Operating Systems, referred to as guest OS and host OS, which means that you will be able to set up a different software environment on the same machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting

If you select one of our virtual private server solutions, you will have three different Operating Systems to pick from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They are all Linux distributions and we offer them rather than offering just a single OS, because the apps that you may wish to run on the server could have specific requirements about the software environment. Each one of the three has certain pros in terms of the available packages that you may later install, but what is common between them is the fact that they're really stable and reliable and have huge communities which support them. The hosting Control Panel choices for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, in order to give you more flexibility. If 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 keep the Operating System on your server up-to-date weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers 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're freely available so they won't increase the cost of your new server, but also because they are extremely secure and stable. Each of them is backed up by a large community of web developers, so you will be able to choose from countless software packages that you could install on your server in case the application that you would like 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 run on specific OSs only and because we want to provide you with as much versatility as possible, we offer multiple OSs and multiple Control Panels. If you choose a server with a certain OS, we can change it upon request if it turns out that you need another one. We can also keep the OS updated weekly as a part of the optional Managed Services upgrade.