Every single desktop or notebook or web server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program which communicates with the computer hardware, including peripheral devices such as a mouse and a printer, together with any apps that are present on the 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 application runs within the parameters specified by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, and so on. This goes for both standard Internet site 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, referred to as guest OS and host OS, so you can set up a different software environment on a single machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting

We provide as many as 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 available on the market and we provide all three of them rather than just one since 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 large support community behind it and there are different software programs you may install on the web server. Your OS choice will also determine exactly 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 too. In case you decide that you need some other OS, our technical support can quickly wipe the current one and install the one that you would like. In addition, we offer an optional service to maintain the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers 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 totally free and they won't increase the low price of your new server, but also because they are very stable and secure. Each of them is backed up by a vast community of developers, so you'll be able to choose from a myriad of software packages that you can install on your server if the application that you would like to work with has specific requirements. The Operating System will also determine what web hosting Control Panel you can use as the Control Panels that we offer run on specific OSs only and because we would like to provide you with as much flexibility as possible, we offer multiple OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you get a server with a given OS, we could change it upon request in the event that it turns out that you will need alternative one. We can also keep the OS updated weekly as a part of the additional Managed Services upgrade.