Every personal computer or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program that communicates with the computer hardware, including peripheral devices such as a mouse and a printer, as well as any applications 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 server, each app runs within the parameters specified by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, and so on. This goes for both standard site scripts and server-side software like a media server. If a virtual server is set up on a physical one, there can be two different Operating Systems, referred to as guest OS and host OS, which means that you will be able to set up a different software environment on the same machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

Our VPS server solutions come with three Linux distributions that you may choose from for the Operating System of your new hosting server - Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS. Apart from being cost-free, the OSs are extremely stable and protected and the main reason to offer the 3 of them is to ensure that you'll be able to run any kind of app that you'd like, since different pieces of software have different requirements about the environment they can be used on. Each one of the three OSs is backed by a large community of web developers who have created thousands of software packages that you can set up and use on your VPS. In accordance with the Operating System that you choose, you will also be able to choose between three different Control Panels to take care of your hosting content. Also, should you decide that you need some other OS, we can always re-install the server with it. As an optional upgrade, we also offer weekly updates of the Operating System for max stability and security.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server solutions that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to select from. They are all Linux distributions - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license charges, but they’re also regarded as the most dependable and secure OSs. We offer three different ones for the reason that each one of them is backed by a separate community. The packages which you could add on your server are different and this may matter if you need to install some piece of software with particular requirements about the hosting environment. In this light, the web hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the OS that you will select. You can choose any of the three Operating Systems during the order procedure, but if needed, we can always install the server once again with a different one upon your request. As an additional service that you can add to the package whenever you want, we can update the OS on a regular basis to keep it as secure as possible.