An Operating System is the software which interacts with the hardware of a PC and works as the intermediary between the installed applications and the hardware, which includes peripherals such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run an application, 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). Identical to a personal computer, hosting servers also use an Operating System that functions as a host for the software installed on them, including script apps or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and so on. A virtual machine can be created on a physical one, so you could install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment compared to the physical server host OS.
Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting
We offer you three different Linux releases for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the most stable and reliable OSs available on the market and we provide all three of them rather than only 1 since we realize that you might want to install some software that has specific requirements for the Operating System it will run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a large support community behind it and there're various software programs you could install on the web server. Your OS choice will also determine exactly what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS if you wish to use one and for this reason we offer multiple Control Panels as well. If you ever decide that you need to have some other OS, our technical support can quickly wipe the current one and set up the one that you would like. We also offer an optional service to maintain the OS on your VPS updated weekly.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting
The dedicated server packages that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to choose from. They are all Linux distributions - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license taxes, but they are also considered to be among the most dependable and secure OSs. We offer three different ones for the reason that each one of them is backed by a different community. The packages that you could add on your server are different and this could matter in case you want to install some piece of software with particular requirements for the hosting environment. In this light, the internet hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the Operating System that you'll choose. You can select any of the three Operating Systems during the order procedure, however if needed, we can always set up the server anew with another one upon your request. As an optional service that you can add to the package any time, we can update your OS regularly in order to keep it as risk-free as possible.