An Operating System is the fundamental software which manages a computer system. It takes care of the way the hardware behaves, the communication with peripherals for instance a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between all the applications, plus the prioritization of apps in case several run at the same time. Each program that's installed on a computer functions by sending requests to the OS for various services using an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS is possible via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the hosting world, the Operating System is what commands a hosting server and all of the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition every other application such as a VOIP or a game server. When there are virtual machines created, they employ 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 provide all three rather than only one because we realize that you may want to install 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 vast support community behind it and there are various software applications you may install on the hosting server. Your OS selection will also determine exactly what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS if you want to use one and that is why we offer multiple Control Panels as well. If you ever decide that you need some other OS, our technical support can quickly wipe the present one and install the one that you want. In addition, we offer an optional service to keep the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

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're totally free so they will not increase the low price of your new server, but also because they are very secure and stable. Each of them is supported by a large community of web developers, so you will be able to choose from many hundreds of software packages that you could install on your server if the app that you intend to work with has specific requirements. The Operating System will also determine what internet hosting Control Panel you can use as the Control Panels that we offer run on specific OSs only and since we would like to give you as much flexibility as possible, we offer a couple of OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you choose a server with a given OS, we could change it upon request in the event that it turns out that you'll need another one. We can also keep the OS updated on a weekly basis as a part of the additional Managed Services upgrade.