Every personal computer or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level software that interacts with the hardware equipment, including peripherals such as a mouse and a printer, as well as any applications that are currently installed on the system. Any program input through 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 web server, each and every application runs within the parameters specified by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etc. This is valid for both standard site scripts and server-side software like a media server. In case a virtual server is set up on a physical one, there can be two independent Operating Systems, called guest OS and host OS, so that you will be able to set up a different software environment on the very same machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

In case you pick one of our VPS server solutions, you will have as many as 3 different Operating Systems to select from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They are all Linux releases and we offer them instead of offering just one OS, since the apps that you may want to run on the server could have specific requirements for the software environment. Each one of these three has certain advantages in terms of the available plans that you can later on install, but what's common between them is that they are very stable and dependable and have huge communities that support them. The internet hosting Control Panel alternatives for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, so as to provide you with more flexibility. If you order the virtual server with one OS and you need another one later, our tech support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in a matter of minutes. We also offer you the option to keep the Operating System on your server up-to-date weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server solutions that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to choose 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 stable and safe OSs. We offer three different ones for the reason that each one of them is backed by a different community. The packages that you can add on your hosting server are different and this may matter if you want to install some piece of software with specific requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the Operating System that you will choose. You can pick any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order procedure, however if necessary, we can always install the server once again with a different one upon your request. As an additional service that you could add to the plan at any moment, we can update your OS regularly to keep it as risk-free as possible.