An Operating System is the software which interacts with the hardware of a computer and functions as the intermediary between all the applications and the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an application, it transmits requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the interaction is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Identical to a personal computer, hosting servers also have an Operating System that acts as a host for all of the software installed on them, which includes script apps or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, etc. A virtual machine can be created on a physical one, so you can install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast with the physical server host Operating System.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

In case you decide to acquire one of our VPS server packages, you will be able to pick one of the three Linux distributions that we provide for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're among the most widespread and most dependable server OSs available on the market and we offer them so that you have a choice for the software environment of your machine in case that you want to install some app with particular requirements regarding the packages that should be present on the web server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one of them you'll be able to use depends on the OS that you've selected. We leave the option to replace the server Operating System open, so if you want to use an application that requires an OS different from the one you already have, we can always reinstall the VPS. We can also keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing all the security updates which may be released.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

In case you decide to acquire one of our dedicated servers, you shall find three Operating Systems on the registration page because we want to give you a wider choice with regard to the system environment on the machine as different apps could have certain requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian come with different modules developed by their huge support communities, so you can select each of these OSs and take advantage of a stable and safe Internet hosting service. Depending on your decision, you'll also have different Control Panels to choose from. Needless to say, we can always change the Operating System in case the one you have selected in the beginning does not meet the requirements of the software that you'd like to run. We can also upgrade the OS regularly to keep it as risk-free as possible with our Managed Services upgrade package.