An Operating System is the software which interacts with the hardware of a PC and functions as the intermediary between applications and the hardware, including peripherals such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run an app, it transfers requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the communication is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Similar to a personal computer, web hosting servers also have an Operating System which functions as a host for any software installed on them, including script apps or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and many others. A virtual machine can be generated on a physical one, so you will be able to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment compared to the physical server host Operating System.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

In case you decide to purchase one of our VPS server plans, you shall be able to select one of the three Linux releases which we supply for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're among the most widespread and most stable server OSs on the market and we offer them in order to give you a choice for the software environment of your machine in case that you need to install some app with specific requirements with regards to the packages that must be present on the hosting server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one of them you'll be able to use depends on the OS that you've chosen. We leave the possibility to change the server Operating System open, so if you want to use an application that requires an OS different from the one that's already present, we can always reinstall the VPS. We can also keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing all of the security updates that may be released.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server solutions that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to select from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license charges, but they’re also known as the most reliable and risk-free OSs. We supply three different ones because each one of them is supported by a separate community. The packages which you could add on your server are different and this could matter if you want to install some piece of software with particular requirements about the hosting environment. In this light, the hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the OS that you will choose. You may choose any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order process, yet if needed, we can always install the server once again with another one upon your request. As an optional service that you may add to the plan any time, we can update your OS regularly in order to keep it as risk-free as possible.