Every single desktop or notebook or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program that interacts with the hardware equipment, including peripheral devices such as a mouse or a printer, and any applications that are present on the system. Any program input through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is processed by sending an Application Program Interface (API) request to the OS. On a server, each application runs within the parameters specified by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etcetera. This goes for both standard Internet site scripts and server-side software such as a media server. In case a virtual server is created on a physical one, there can be two different Operating Systems, called guest OS and host OS, so you can set up a different software environment on the same machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Hosting

We offer you three different Linux releases for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the safest and the most reliable OSs available and we offer all three instead of just one because we realize that you might want to set up some software with specific requirements regarding the Operating System it'll run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a huge support community behind it and there're different software programs you could install on the web hosting server. Your OS selection will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS if you would like to use one and because of this we offer multiple Control Panels too. In case you decide that you need another OS, our tech support team can quickly wipe the current one and install the one that you need. We also offer an optional service to have the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server plans - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they're cost-free so they won't increase the low price of your new web hosting server, but also because they are really stable and secure. Each of them is backed up by a large community of developers, so you'll be able to choose from a myriad of software packages that you could install on your server in case the app that you would like to use has certain requirements. The Operating System will also determine what internet hosting Control Panel you can use because the Control Panels that we offer run on particular OSs only and because we would like to provide you with as much adaptability as possible, we offer several OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you get a server with a given Operating System, we can change it upon request if it turns out that you will need a different one. We could also keep your OS updated on a weekly basis as a part of our useful Managed Services upgrade.