Every single PC or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program which communicates with the computer hardware, including peripheral devices such as a mouse and a printer, together with any apps that are installed on your 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 Operating System. On a server, each application runs within the parameters set by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etcetera. This goes for both standard Internet site scripts and server-side software like a media server. If a virtual server is set up on a physical one, there can be two different Operating Systems, called guest OS and host OS, so you can set up a different software environment on the same machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Hosting

If you choose one of our virtual private server solutions, you'll have as many as 3 different Operating Systems to pick from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They're all Linux distributions and we offer them rather than offering just a single OS, because the apps that you may want to run on the server may have specific requirements about the software environment. Each one of the three has some pros in terms of the available plans that you can later on install, but what is common between them is that they are very stable and reliable and have vast communities that support them. The internet hosting Control Panel alternatives for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, in order to provide you with more flexibility. When you order the virtual server with one OS and you need a different one later, our tech support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in a matter of minutes. We also offer you the option to keep the Operating System on your server up-to-date on a weekly basis.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

In case you decide to purchase one of our dedicated servers, you shall find three Operating Systems on the registration page because we want to give you a larger choice for the system environment on the machine as different applications could have specific requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian contain different modules developed by their large support communities, so you can select any of these OSs and benefit from a stable and risk-free Internet hosting service. Depending on your choice, you'll also have different Control Panels to choose from. Needless to say, we can always replace the Operating System in case the one you have selected at first doesn't meet the requirements of the software that you'd like to run. We can also upgrade the OS on a regular basis in order to keep it as risk-free as possible with our Managed Services upgrade package.