An Operating System is the software that communicates with the hardware of a computer and serves as the intermediary between all the applications and the hardware, which includes peripherals such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run an application, it sends requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the contact is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Similar to a personal computer, hosting servers also feature an Operating System that serves as a host for all of the software installed on them, including script apps or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, etc. A virtual machine can be created on a physical one, so you can install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast with the physical server host Operating System.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

In case you choose to buy one of our VPS server packages, you'll be able to choose one of the three Linux distributions that we provide for the Operating System of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. These are among the most preferred and most dependable server OSs on the market and we offer them so that you have a choice for the software environment of your machine if you intend to install some application with particular requirements regarding the packages that need to be present on the web hosting server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one of them you can use will depend on the OS that you have selected. We leave the option to change the server Operating System open, so when you want to use an app that requires an OS different from the one that's already present, we can always reinstall the VPS. In addition, we can keep the OS up-to-date on a weekly basis by installing all of the security updates that may be released.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

If you decide to obtain one of our dedicated servers, you'll find three Operating Systems on the order page as we want to give you a wider choice with regard to the system environment on your server as different apps could have certain requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian include different modules developed by their large support communities, so you can select any of these OSs and enjoy a stable and risk-free Internet hosting service. Depending on your choice, you'll also have different Control Panels to choose from. Of course, we can always change the Operating System if the one you've selected in the beginning does not meet the requirements of the software which you want to run. We can also update the OS regularly to keep it as secure as possible using our Managed Services upgrade package.