An Operating System is the software which communicates with the hardware of a PC and serves as the intermediary between apps and the hardware, which includes peripherals such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run software, it transfers requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the interaction is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Just like a personal computer, web servers also have an Operating System that functions as a host for the software installed on them, including script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, etc. A virtual machine can be created on a physical one, so you'll be able to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment compared to the physical server host Operating System.

Multiple OS in VPS Hosting

If you choose one of our virtual private server packages, you'll have three different Operating Systems to choose from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They are all Linux releases and we offer them rather than offering just one OS, since the apps that you may wish to run on the server may have specific requirements for the software environment. Each one of the three has certain pros with regard to the available packages that you can afterwards install, but what is common between them is the fact that they're very secure and dependable and have vast communities which support them. The hosting Control Panel options for the VPS accounts depend on your Operating System choice, in order to give you more flexibility. If you order the virtual server with one OS and you need another one later, our technical support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in a matter of minutes. We also offer the option to keep the Operating System on your server up-to-date weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

In case you decide to acquire one of our dedicated servers, you shall find three Operating Systems on the registration page as we want to give you a broader choice for the system environment on the machine as different apps can have specific requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian contain different modules developed by their large support communities, so you can select each of these OSs and enjoy a reliable and safe hosting service. Based on your choice, you will also have different Control Panels to choose from. Of course, we can always replace the Operating System if the one you have selected at first does not meet the requirements of the software which you'd like to run. We can also upgrade the OS on a regular basis to keep it as risk-free as possible using our Managed Services upgrade package.