An Operating System is the software that communicates with the hardware of a PC and works as the intermediary between applications and the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run an application, it transmits requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the interaction is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Similar to a personal computer, web servers also have an Operating System that functions as a host for any software installed on them, including script apps or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and many others. A virtual machine can be generated on a physical one, so you will be able to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast with the physical server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Hosting

Our virtual private server plans include three Linux releases which you can choose from for the Operating System of your new hosting server - Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS. Apart from being 100 % free, the OSs are very stable and protected and the key reason to offer you the 3 of them is to make sure that you will be able to run any kind of application that you'd like, as different pieces of software have different requirements regarding the environment they work on. Each of the three OSs is supported by a large community of developers who have produced many hundreds of software packages that you can install and use on your VPS. Depending on the Operating System which you choose, you will also be able to select between three different Control Panels to control your web hosting content. Needless to say, if you decide that you need a new OS, we could always reinstall the server with it. As an additional upgrade, we also provide weekly updates of the OS for optimum stability and security.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

The dedicated servers we offer can be set up with three different Operating Systems because we want to give you more versatile plans that will let you install and run any web software whatever its system requirements. Your choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are among the most reliable and secure ones, not mentioning that they don't have any kind of license costs. All three have numerous developers who have created a large number of software packages that you'll be able to install and use on your web hosting 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. If you need a different OS afterwards, it will not be a problem since we can always reinstall your machine. With our Managed Services package we can also keep your OS secure by updating it on a weekly basis with any patches that are released for it.