Each notebook or desktop or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program that communicates with the computer hardware, including peripheral devices such as a mouse or a printer, and any apps that are present on the 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 Operating System. On a server, every single app runs within the parameters specified by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etcetera. This goes for both standard site scripts and server-side software like a media server. When a virtual server is generated on a physical one, there can be two independent Operating Systems, called guest OS and host OS, so you'll be able to set up a different software environment on a single machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

Our VPS server solutions feature three Linux releases which you could pick from for the Operating System of your new server - Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS. In addition to being 100 % free, the OSs are really stable and risk-free and the key reason to offer you all three of them is to make sure that you'll be able to run every application that you would like, because different pieces of software could have different requirements when it comes to the environment they can be used on. Each one of the three OSs is backed by a large community of web developers who have developed many hundreds of software packages which you can set up and use on your VPS. Based on the Operating System which you select, you will also be able to choose between three different Control Panels to take care of your website hosting content. Also, should you decide that you need some other OS, we can always re-install the server with it. As an optional upgrade, we also offer you weekly updates of the OS for maximum stability and security.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server solutions - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they're cost-free so they will not increase the price of your new web hosting server, but also because they are really secure and stable. Each of them is supported by a huge community of developers, so you'll be able to choose from thousands of software packages that you may install on your server in case the application that you want to employ has certain requirements. The Operating System will also determine what hosting Control Panel you can use because the Control Panels that we offer run on specific OSs only and because we want to give you as much versatility as possible, we offer several OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you choose a server with a certain Operating System, we will change it upon request if it turns out that you need another one. We could also keep the OS updated weekly as part of the useful Managed Services upgrade.