An Operating System is the low-level software that manages a computer. It takes care of how your hardware behaves, the communication with peripherals like a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between all the applications, as well as the prioritization of apps when several run at once. Each and every program that is installed on a desktop or a notebook works by sending requests to the OS for different services 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 Internet hosting field, the OS is what runs a server together with any software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition any other application for instance a VOIP or a game server. In case there're virtual machines created, they use a guest OS that is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting

We offer you as many as 3 different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the most stable and reliable OSs you can get and we supply all three rather than just one as we realize that you may want to install some software with specific requirements with regards to the Operating System it'll run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a large support community behind it and there are various software programs you may install on the web hosting server. Your OS choice will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS if you would like to use one and that is why we offer several Control Panels as well. Should you decide that you need a different OS, our tech support team can quickly wipe the current one and install the one that you would like. In addition, we offer an optional service to keep the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

In case you decide to get one of our dedicated servers, you'll find three Operating Systems on the registration page as we want to give you a larger choice regarding the system environment on your server as different applications may have certain requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian feature different modules developed by their large support communities, so you can select any of these OSs and take advantage of a stable and secure Internet 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 at first doesn't meet the requirements of the software which you intend to run. We can also update your OS on a regular basis to keep it as secure as possible using our Managed Services upgrade package.