An Operating System is the fundamental software which manages a PC. It handles the way your hardware operates, the communication with peripheral devices including a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between your applications, plus the prioritization of applications if multiple ones run concurrently. Each program that is installed on a desktop or a notebook functions by sending requests to the OS for various services by using an application program interface (API). The communication with the OS can be done using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting world, the OS is what controls a web hosting server along with all the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition any other application for instance a VOIP or a game server. If there're virtual machines created, they employ a guest OS which is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

We offer as many as 3 different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our VPS servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are some of the safest and the most reliable OSs you can get and we offer all three instead of only 1 since we realize that you might want to install some software which has specific requirements for the Operating System it shall run on. The latter is due to the fact that each of the three Operating Systems has a vast support community behind it and there're various software packages you could install on the hosting server. Your OS selection will also determine exactly what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS in case you wish to use one and that is why we offer several Control Panels as well. In case you decide that you need a different OS, our tech support can quickly wipe the existing one and install the one that you want. In addition, we offer an optional service to maintain the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated servers that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems since we want to offer you more versatile packages which will enable you to install and run any kind of web software irrespective of its system requirements. The choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are among the most dependable and risk-free ones, not mentioning that they do not have any license fees. All three have thousands of developers that have created a huge number of software packages that you could install and use on your web server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one you can use is determined by the Operating System that you select when you sign up. In case you need a different OS later on, it won't be a problem since we can always reinstall your machine. With our Managed Services package we could also keep your OS secure by upgrading it on a weekly basis with any patches which are available for it.