An Operating System is the low-level software which manages a computer. It controls how the hardware operates, the communication with peripherals such as a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between various applications, along with the prioritization of applications when multiple ones run concurrently. Any program that's installed on a computer system works by sending requests to the OS for different services using an application program interface (API). The communication with the OS can be achieved through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the web hosting world, the Operating System is what controls a server and any software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also any other application for example a VOIP or a game server. In case there are virtual machines created, they work with a guest OS that is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS

We offer you three different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the safest and the most reliable OSs you can get and we supply all three instead of just 1 as we realize that you may want to install some software that has 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 vast support community behind it and there're various software programs you could install on the web hosting server. Your OS choice will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS if you wish to use one and that is why we offer several Control Panels as well. Should you decide that you need some other OS, our tech support team can quickly wipe the existing one and set up the one that you would like. We also offer an optional service to maintain the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

The dedicated servers we offer come with as many as 3 different Operating Systems because we want to give you more versatile plans which will enable you to install and run any type of web software irrespective of its system requirements. The 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 costs. All three have thousands of developers that have created a large number of software packages that you could install and use on your server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one you can use depends on the Operating System that you select when you sign up. In case you need some other OS afterwards, it won't be a problem as we can always reinstall your machine. With our Managed Services package we could also keep your OS secure by updating it on a weekly basis with any patches which are available for it.