An Operating System is the software that communicates with the hardware of a PC and serves as the intermediary between the installed applications and the hardware, which includes peripherals such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run an app, it sends requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the interaction is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). A lot like a personal computer, hosting servers also feature an Operating System that acts as a host for the software installed on them, including script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and so on. A virtual machine can be set up 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 Web Hosting

Our virtual private server solutions include three Linux distributions which you could select from for the Operating System of your new web server - Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS. Aside from being cost-free, the OSs are very stable and secure and the key reason to offer you the three of them is to make sure that you can run any kind of application that you'd like, as different pieces of software may have different requirements regarding the environment they can be used on. Each of the three OSs is backed by a huge community of web developers who have developed a large number of software packages which you can set up and use on your VPS. Depending on the Operating System which you select, you will also be able to choose between 3 different Control Panels to manage your website hosting content. Needless to say, if you decide that you need another OS, we could always re-install the server with it. As a paid upgrade, we also provide weekly updates of the OS for optimum stability and security.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

The dedicated servers that we offer can be set up with as many as 3 different Operating Systems as we want to offer you more flexible solutions which will permit you to install and run any web software irrespective of its system requirements. Your choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these three OSs are some of the most reliable and risk-free ones, not mentioning that they do not have any license fees. All three have a large number of developers who have created numerous software packages that you can install and use on your web server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one you can use depends on the Operating System that you choose when you sign up. If you need a different OS later, it won't be a problem since we can always reinstall your machine. With our Managed Services package we can also keep your OS secure by updating it on a weekly basis with all patches which are released for it.