An Operating System is the low-level software that manages a PC. It handles the way the hardware functions, the communication with peripherals for instance a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between applications, as well as the prioritization of apps in case multiple ones run concurrently. Any program that's installed on a PC functions by sending requests to the OS for different services via an application program interface (API). The communication with the OS can be done via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting field, the Operating System is what runs a web hosting server along with any software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition every other application such as a VOIP or a game server. In case there're virtual machines created, they use a guest OS which runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Hosting

If you choose one of our virtual private server packages, you will have as many as 3 different Operating Systems to choose from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They're all Linux distributions and we offer them instead of offering just one OS, as the applications that you might want to run on the server may have specific requirements about the software environment. Each one of the three has certain advantages with regard to the available plans that you can later on install, but what's common between them is that they're very stable and dependable and have huge communities which support them. The internet hosting Control Panel alternatives for the VPS accounts depend on your Operating System choice, in order to give you more flexibility. In case you order the virtual server with one OS and you need another one later, our technical support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in a matter of minutes. We also offer you the option to maintain the Operating System on your server up-to-date weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

The dedicated servers that we offer can be set up with as many as 3 different Operating Systems since we want to give you more versatile solutions that will let you install and run any type of web software whatever its system requirements. The options are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these three OSs are some of the most reliable and secure ones, not mentioning that they do not have any license costs. All three have a large number of developers that have created a large number of software packages that you may install and use on your server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one you can use is determined by the Operating System that you choose when you sign up. In case you need a different OS afterwards, it will not 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 every week with any patches that are available for it.