Every personal computer or web server is run by an Operating System - the low-level software that communicates with the hardware, including peripherals such as a mouse and a printer, together with any applications that are present on your system. Any program input using 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 application runs within the parameters specified by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etc. This is valid for both standard site scripts and server-side software such as a media server. In case a virtual server is set up on a physical one, there can be two independent 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

We provide three different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the safest and the most reliable OSs you can get and we provide all three instead of just 1 as we realize that you may want to install some software that has specific requirements regarding the Operating System it'll run on. The latter is due to the fact that each of the three Operating Systems has a huge support community behind it and there're various software packages you could install on the server. Your OS selection will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS if you would like to use one and that is why we offer multiple Control Panels too. If you ever decide that you want another OS, our tech support can quickly wipe the current one and install the one that you'd like. In addition, we offer an optional service to maintain the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server solutions - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they are free so they will not increase the cost of your new server, but also because they are extremely secure and stable. Each of them is backed up by a huge community of developers, so you'll be given the option to choose from a myriad of software packages that you can install on your server in case the application that you want to employ has certain requirements. The Operating System will also determine what web hosting Control Panel you can use because the Control Panels that we offer run on specific OSs only and since we would like to provide you with as much flexibility as possible, we offer multiple OSs and multiple Control Panels. If you get a server with a certain Operating System, we could change it upon request in the event that it turns out that you will need alternative one. We will also keep your OS updated on a weekly basis as a part of the useful Managed Services upgrade.