Each notebook or desktop or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program that communicates with the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a mouse and a printer, together with any apps that are currently installed on your 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 OS. On a server, every single app runs within the parameters set 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. If a virtual server is generated 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 a single machine.

Multiple OS in VPS

We offer three different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are some of the most stable and reliable OSs you can get and we offer all three of them instead of 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 due to the fact that each of the three Operating Systems has a huge support community behind it and there are different software applications you may install on the hosting server. Your OS selection will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS if you would like to use one and for this reason we offer multiple Control Panels too. In the event you decide that you need some other OS, our tech support team can quickly wipe the existing one and set up the one that you need. In addition, we offer an optional service to keep the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

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