An Operating System is the fundamental software which controls a computer system. It handles the way your hardware functions, the communication with peripheral devices for instance a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between your applications, as well as the prioritization of apps if several run concurrently. Any program that's installed on a computer operates by sending requests to the OS for various services via an application program interface (API). The contact with the OS can be achieved using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the hosting field, the Operating System is what runs a web hosting server along with all the 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 employ a guest OS that runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS

We offer you as many as 3 different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the most stable and reliable OSs out there and we supply all 3 rather than just one as we realize that you might want to install some software that has specific requirements with regards to the Operating System it'll run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a vast support community behind it and there're different software applications you can install on the web hosting server. Your OS selection will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS if you want to use one and that is why we offer multiple Control Panels as well. In the event you decide that you need a different OS, our tech support can quickly wipe the existing one and install the one that you'd like. We also offer an optional service to have the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

The dedicated servers we offer can be set up with three different Operating Systems as we want to offer you more versatile packages which will permit you to install and run any kind of web software regardless of its system requirements. Your options are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these three OSs are some of the most stable and secure ones, not mentioning that they don't have any kind of license charges. All three have thousands of developers that have created a large number of software packages that you'll be able to install and use on your server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one you can use depends on the Operating System that you select when you register. If you need a new OS subsequently, it won't be a problem as we can always reinstall your server. With our Managed Services package we can also keep your OS secure by upgrading it on a weekly basis with all patches that are released for it.