An Operating System is the low-level software that manages a PC. It controls the way your hardware functions, the communication with peripherals including a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between all the applications, as well as the prioritization of applications when several run at the same time. Every program which is installed on a computer system operates by sending requests to the OS for various services using an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS can be achieved using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting field, the OS is what commands a server along with all the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition every other application for instance a VOIP or a game server. In case there're virtual machines created, they use a guest OS which is run on the server host OS.
Multiple OS in VPS Servers
We offer you as many as three different Linux releases for the Operating System of our VPS servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are some of the safest and the most reliable OSs out there and we offer all three of them instead of only one because we realize that you might want to set up some software which has specific requirements with regards to the Operating System it'll run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a large support community behind it and there are different software packages you can install on the web server. Your OS selection will also determine exactly what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS if you would like to use one and that is why we offer multiple Control Panels too. In case you decide that you need some other OS, our tech support can quickly wipe the present one and set up the one that you would like. In addition, we offer an optional service to have the OS on your VPS updated weekly.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers
The dedicated server plans that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to choose from. They are all Linux distributions - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license fees, but they are also regarded as the most reliable and risk-free OSs. We offer three different ones since each one of them is supported by a different community. The packages which you could add on your hosting server are different and this could matter if you need to install some piece of software with particular requirements about the hosting environment. In this light, the web hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the OS that you will select. You can select any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order procedure, however if needed, we can always install the server anew with another one upon your request. As an optional service that you could add to the plan at any moment, we can update your OS on a regular basis so as to keep it as secure as possible.