Every PC or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level software which interacts with the computer hardware, including peripheral devices such as a mouse or a printer, along 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 Operating System. On a server, any app runs within the parameters defined by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etcetera. This is valid for both standard site scripts and server-side software such as a media server. In case a virtual server is created on a physical one, there can be two separate Operating Systems, referred to as guest OS and host OS, so you can set up a different software environment on the very same machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

If you decide to go for one of our VPS server packages, you'll be able to pick one of the three Linux releases that we provide for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are among the most widespread and most stable server OSs available and we offer them so that you have a choice for the software environment of your machine in case that you would like to install some app with particular requirements regarding the packages that need to be present on the web server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one of them you'll be able to use depends on the OS that you have picked. We leave the possibility to replace the server Operating System open, so if you want to use an application that requires an OS different from the one you have, we can always reinstall the VPS. In addition, we can keep the OS up-to-date on a weekly basis by installing any security updates which may be available.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server solutions that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to pick from. They are all Linux distributions - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license taxes, but they’re also known as the most dependable and secure OSs. We offer three different ones as each of them is backed by a separate community. The packages that you could add on your web server are different and this could matter in case you need to install some piece of software with specific requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the OS that you'll choose. You can select any of the three Operating Systems during the order procedure, however if necessary, we can always set up the server once again with another one upon your request. As an additional service that you may add to the package at any time, we can update your OS on a regular basis so as to keep it as secure as possible.