An Operating System is the software which interacts with the hardware of a computer and works as the intermediary between the installed applications and the hardware, which includes peripheral devices 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 contact is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). A lot like a personal computer, hosting servers also have an Operating System that acts 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 OS.
Multiple OS in VPS Servers
In case you select one of our VPS server plans, you'll have as many as three different Operating Systems to pick from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They're all Linux releases and we offer them instead of offering just one OS, since the applications that you might choose to run on the server could have specific requirements regarding the software environment. Each of these three has certain advantages in terms of the available packages that you may later install, but what's common between them is that they are very stable and dependable and have huge communities that support them. The hosting Control Panel choices for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, in order to give you more flexibility. If you order the virtual server with one OS and you need a different one later, our technical 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
We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server packages - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they are completely free and they will not increase the low price of your new web hosting server, but also because they are outstandingly stable and secure. Each one of them is backed up by a vast community of developers, so you'll be able to choose from a large number software packages that you can install on your server in case the app that you want to work with has specific requirements. The Operating System will also determine what internet hosting Control Panel you can use as the Control Panels that we offer run on particular OSs only and since we would like to provide you with as much versatility as possible, we offer a couple of OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you choose a server with a certain OS, we can change it upon request in the event that it turns out that you will need alternative one. We will also keep your OS updated on a weekly basis as a part of our additional Managed Services upgrade.