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

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

If you decide to purchase one of our VPS server plans, you shall be able to opt for one of the three Linux distributions that we offer for the Operating System of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are among the most widely used 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 wish to install some application with particular requirements with regards to the packages that have to be present on the hosting server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one of them you may use will depend on the OS that you've picked. We leave the possibility to replace the server Operating System open, so when you want to use an app that requires an OS different from the one that's already present, we can always reinstall the VPS. In addition, we can keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing all the security updates which may be available.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server plans that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to pick from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license fees, but they’re also considered to be among the most stable and risk-free OSs. We offer three different ones for the reason that each one of them is backed by a separate community. The packages that you could add on your server are different and this could matter if you want to install some piece of software with specific requirements about the hosting environment. In this light, the internet hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the OS that you will choose. You may choose any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order procedure, but if necessary, we can always install the server anew with an alternative one upon your request. As an additional service that you may add to the package at any time, we can update your OS regularly in order to keep it as risk-free as possible.