An Operating System is the software which communicates with the hardware of a PC and works as the intermediary between apps and the hardware, which includes peripheral devices such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run software, it transfers requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the interaction is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Identical to a personal computer, web servers also use an Operating System which serves as a host for all of the software installed on them, including script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and many others. A virtual machine can be set up on a physical one, so you could install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast with the physical server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

We offer as many as 3 different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our VPS servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the most stable and reliable OSs available and we provide all three of them rather than just 1 as we realize that you may want to install some software with specific requirements with regards to the Operating System it will 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 various software applications you could install on the web server. Your OS selection will also determine exactly what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS in case you would like to use one and that is why we offer multiple Control Panels too. If you ever decide that you want some other OS, our tech support team can quickly wipe the existing one and install the one that you want. In addition, we 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 solutions - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they're completely free so they will not increase the price of your new web server, but also because they are exceptionally secure and stable. Each one of them is backed up by a large community of developers, so you'll be able to choose from countless software packages that you may install on your server in case the application that you want to work with has certain requirements. The Operating System will also determine what hosting Control Panel you can use since the Control Panels that we offer are compatible with specific OSs only and since we would like to provide you with as much flexibility as possible, we offer a couple of OSs and multiple Control Panels. If you choose a server with a certain OS, we will change it upon request in case it turns out that you will need alternative one. We could also keep your OS updated weekly as part of our optional Managed Services upgrade.