Every notebook or desktop or web server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program that communicates with the hardware equipment, including peripheral devices such as a mouse and a printer, and any apps that are present on the system. Any program input using 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 web server, each application runs within the parameters set by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etc. This is valid for both standard website scripts and server-side software such as a media server. When a virtual server is created on a physical one, there can be two different Operating Systems, called guest OS and host OS, so that you'll be able to set up a different software environment on the very same machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

In case you choose to buy one of our VPS server plans, you'll be able to select one of the three Linux releases which we supply for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are among the most preferred and most stable server OSs out there and we offer them so that you have a choice for the software environment of your machine in case that you intend to install some application with precise requirements regarding the packages that need to be present on the web hosting server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one of them you may use will depend on the OS that you have chosen. We leave the option to change the server Operating System open, so when you want to use an app that requires an OS different from the one you have, we can always reinstall the VPS. We can also keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing all of the security updates which may be available.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server plans that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to pick from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license taxes, but they are also known as the most reliable and risk-free OSs. We supply three different ones because each of them is supported by a separate community. The packages that you can add on your web server are different and this may matter in case you want to install some piece of software with specific requirements about the hosting environment. In this light, the hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the Operating System that you will pick. You may choose any of the three Operating Systems during the order procedure, however if necessary, we can always install the server anew with a different one upon your request. As an optional service that you can add to the plan at any time, we can update the OS regularly in order to keep it as secure as possible.