Every notebook or desktop or web server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program that communicates with the computer hardware, including peripherals such as a mouse and a printer, together with 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 OS. On a server, each and every app runs within the parameters specified by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, and so on. This is valid for both standard Internet site scripts and server-side software like a media server. If a virtual server is generated on a physical one, there can be two separate Operating Systems, referred to as guest OS and host OS, so that you will be able to set up a different software environment on the very same machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting

If you decide to acquire one of our virtual private server packages, you will be able to select one of the three Linux distributions that we supply for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are among the most widespread and most reliable server OSs out there and we offer them so that you have a choice for the software environment of your machine if you intend to install some app with particular requirements in terms of the packages that should be present on the server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one of them you'll be able to use will depend on the OS that you've picked. We leave the chance to replace 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 re-install the VPS. We can also keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing all the security updates that may be available.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

If you decide to buy one of our dedicated servers, you will find three Operating Systems on the order page since we want to give you a wider choice with regard to the system environment on your server as different applications may 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 secure hosting service. Based on your decision, you will also have different Control Panels to choose from. Of course, we can always change the Operating System if the one you have selected initially doesn't meet the requirements of the software which you'd like to run. We can also update the OS regularly in order to keep it as secure as possible with our Managed Services upgrade package.