An Operating System is the fundamental software that controls a PC. It controls how your hardware behaves, the communication with peripherals for instance a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between all the applications, as well as the prioritization of applications if multiple ones run concurrently. Each and every program that is installed on a PC operates by sending requests to the OS for various services by using an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS can be performed using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the hosting field, the Operating System is what runs a hosting server and all of the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition any other application for example a VOIP or a game server. If there're virtual machines created, they employ a guest OS which is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting

If you choose one of our virtual private server plans, you'll have as many as three different Operating Systems to choose from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They are all Linux distributions and we offer them instead of offering just a single OS, since the applications that you may want to run on the server could have specific requirements about the software environment. Each of these three has some advantages with regard to the available plans that you could later install, but what is common between them is the fact that they are very secure and reliable and have large communities which support them. The internet hosting Control Panel alternatives for the VPS accounts depend on your Operating System choice, so as to provide you with more flexibility. In case you order the virtual server with one OS and you need a different one later, our technical 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 Servers Hosting

If you decide to buy one of our dedicated servers, you shall find three Operating Systems on the order page because we want to give you a larger choice for the system environment on the server as different applications can have specific requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian come with different modules developed by their vast support communities, so you can select each of these OSs and take advantage of a stable and risk-free hosting service. Depending on your decision, you will also have different Control Panels to choose from. Of course, we can always replace the Operating System in case the one you've selected in the beginning doesn't meet the requirements of the software which you want to run. We can also update the OS regularly in order to keep it as risk-free as possible with our Managed Services upgrade package.