An Operating System is the fundamental software which controls a computer. It controls the way the hardware operates, the communication with peripherals for instance a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between various applications, plus the prioritization of applications when several run simultaneously. Every program that's installed on a desktop or a laptop works by sending requests to the OS for different services by using an application program interface (API). The communication with the OS is possible through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the web hosting world, the Operating System is what runs a web server along with any 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 work with a guest OS that is run on the server host OS.
Multiple OS in VPS Servers
In case you pick one of our VPS server solutions, you will have as many as three different Operating Systems to select from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They are all Linux releases and we offer them instead of offering just one OS, because the applications that you might choose to run on the server could have specific requirements regarding the software environment. Each of the three has some advantages with regard to the available plans that you could later install, but what's common between them is that they're very secure and reliable and have vast communities that support them. The web hosting Control Panel options for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, so as to provide you with more flexibility. When you order the virtual server with one OS and you need a different one later, our technical support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in a couple of minutes. We also offer the option to maintain the Operating System on your server up-to-date weekly.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers
The dedicated servers we offer come with as many as 3 different Operating Systems as we want to give you more versatile plans which will enable you to install and run any type of web software regardless of its system requirements. Your options are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are among the most dependable and safe ones, not mentioning that they don't have any kind of license charges. All three have lots of developers that have created a large number of software packages that you may install and use on your 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 register. In case you need another OS afterwards, it will not be a problem as we can always reinstall your server. With our Managed Services package we could also keep your OS secure by updating it every week with all patches which are released for it.