An Operating System is the low-level software that manages a computer. It controls the way the hardware behaves, the communication with peripheral devices like a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between apps, plus the prioritization of apps if several run simultaneously. Any program that's installed on a computer system operates by sending requests to the OS for various services by using an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS is possible using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the hosting field, the OS is what controls a web hosting server and any software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition every other application such as a VOIP or a game server. When there're virtual machines created, they use a guest OS that runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

In case you decide to go for one of our VPS server packages, you shall be able to opt for one of the three Linux distributions which we provide for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are among the most preferred and most reliable server OSs out there and we offer them in order to give you a choice for the software environment of your machine in case that you would like to install some app with specific requirements with regards to the packages that need to be present on the web 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 chance to replace the server Operating System open, so if you want to use software that requires an OS different from the one you already have, we can always reinstall the VPS. We can also keep the OS up-to-date on a weekly basis by installing all the security updates that may be available.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated servers that we offer can be set up with as many as 3 different Operating Systems since we want to give you more versatile packages which will let you install and run any web software irrespective of its system requirements. The options are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these three OSs are among the most reliable and safe ones, not mentioning that they do not have any license costs. All three have numerous developers who have created a huge number of software packages that you can install and use on your web server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one you can use is determined by the Operating System that you choose when you sign up. If you need a new OS later, it will not be a problem as we can always reinstall your machine. With our Managed Services package we could also keep your OS secure by updating it every week with all patches that are available for it.