Every notebook or desktop or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level software that communicates with the computer hardware, including peripheral devices such as a mouse and a printer, together with any applications that are currently installed on your system. Any program input through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is processed by sending an Application Program Interface (API) request to the OS. On a web server, each and every app runs within the parameters specified by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etc. This goes 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 separate Operating Systems, called guest OS and host OS, so you can set up a different software environment on a single machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

We provide as many as three different Linux releases for the Operating System of our VPS servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the safest and the most reliable OSs available on the market and we offer all 3 rather than just 1 as we realize that you may want to install some software which has specific requirements for the Operating System it shall run on. The latter is due to the fact that each of the three Operating Systems has a vast support community behind it and there're various software programs you may install on the hosting server. Your OS choice will also determine exactly what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS in case you wish to use one and because of this we offer several Control Panels too. In case you decide that you want another OS, our tech support team can quickly wipe the current one and set up the one that you would like. We also offer an optional service to maintain the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server plans - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they're 100 % free and they will not increase the cost of your new hosting server, but also because they are very stable and secure. Each of them is backed up by a vast community of developers, so you will be able to choose from a large number software packages that you may install on your server if the app that you intend to use has certain requirements. The Operating System will also determine what web hosting Control Panel you can use because the Control Panels that we offer run on specific OSs only and since we would like to give you as much flexibility as possible, we offer several OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you choose a server with a certain Operating System, we can change it upon request in the event that it turns out that you'll need alternative one. We will also keep the OS updated on a weekly basis as part of the optional Managed Services upgrade.