Each and every PC or web server is run by an Operating System - the low-level software that communicates with the computer hardware, including peripherals such as a mouse and a printer, together with 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 Operating System. On a server, every single app runs within the parameters specified by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, and so on. This goes for both standard website scripts and server-side software such as a media server. When a virtual server is set up on a physical one, there can be two independent Operating Systems, called guest OS and host OS, so that you can set up a different software environment on a single machine.

Multiple OS in VPS

We offer three different Linux releases for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the most stable and reliable OSs out there and we provide all three rather than only one since we realize that you may want to set up some software that has specific requirements for the Operating System it shall run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a vast support community behind it and there're various software packages you may install on the web hosting server. Your OS choice will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS in case you want to use one and that is why we offer multiple Control Panels too. In the event you decide that you need to have a different OS, our tech support team can quickly wipe the current one and install the one that you want. We also offer an optional service to have the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated 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 freely available so they will not increase the low price of your new web hosting server, but also because they are outstandingly stable and secure. Each of them is supported by a big community of web developers, so you'll be able to choose from a myriad of software packages that you can install on your server if the application that you want to employ has certain requirements. The Operating System will also determine what internet hosting Control Panel you can use since the Control Panels that we offer are compatible with specific OSs only and because we want to give you as much flexibility as possible, we offer multiple OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you get a server with a certain OS, we can change it upon request in case it turns out that you need another one. We can also keep the OS updated weekly as part of our optional Managed Services upgrade.