Each personal computer or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program which communicates with the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a mouse and a printer, and 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, etc. This is valid for both standard Internet site scripts and server-side software such as a media server. In case a virtual server is generated on a physical one, there can be two independent Operating Systems, named guest OS and host OS, which means that you can set up a different software environment on a single machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

We offer you as many as three different Linux releases for the Operating System of our VPS servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are some of the most stable and reliable OSs available and we supply all three instead of just one because we realize that you might want to install some software with specific requirements regarding the Operating System it shall run on. The latter is due to the fact that each of the three Operating Systems has a large support community behind it and there are various software packages you can install on the web hosting server. Your OS choice will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS in case you want to use one and for this reason we offer multiple Control Panels too. If you ever decide that you want a different 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

We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server packages - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they're cost-free and they will not increase the low price of your new web server, but also because they are extremely stable and secure. Each one of them is supported by a large community of web developers, so you'll be able to choose from thousands of software packages that you could install on your server if the app that you intend to use has certain requirements. The Operating System will also determine what web hosting Control Panel you can use since the Control Panels that we offer run on specific OSs only and since we want to give you as much freedom as possible, we offer multiple OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you get a server with a given Operating System, we can change it upon request if it turns out that you will need a different one. We can also keep your OS updated on a weekly basis as part of the useful Managed Services upgrade.