An Operating System is the software that communicates with the hardware of a computer system and works as the intermediary between all the applications and the hardware, which includes peripherals such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run an application, it sends requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the communication is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Similar to a personal computer, hosting servers also use an Operating System that acts as a host for any software installed on them, which includes script applications 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'll be able to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment compared to the physical server host Operating System.

Multiple OS in VPS

We offer as many as 3 different Linux releases for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the safest and the most reliable OSs out there and we offer all three of them instead of only 1 as we realize that you may want to set up some software which has specific requirements with regards to the Operating System it shall run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a huge support community behind it and there are various software applications you can install on the web hosting server. Your OS selection will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS in case you want to use one and for that reason we offer multiple Control Panels as well. Should you decide that you need another OS, our tech support can quickly wipe the current one and install the one that you want. We also offer an optional service to maintain the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

The dedicated servers that we offer can be installed with as many as 3 different Operating Systems because we want to give you more flexible plans which will enable you to install and run any web software irrespective of its system requirements. The options are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are some of the most dependable and risk-free ones, not mentioning that they don't have any license fees. All three have numerous developers that have created a huge number of software packages that you may install and use on your web hosting server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one you can use depends on the Operating System that you select when you sign up. In case you need a different OS later on, it won't be a problem because we can always reinstall your server. With our Managed Services package we can also keep your OS secure by updating it every week with any patches which are available for it.