Every single PC or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program that interacts with the hardware, including peripherals such as a mouse and a printer, along with any apps that are 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 app runs within the parameters established by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etcetera. This is valid for both standard website scripts and server-side software like a media server. In case a virtual server is generated on a physical one, there can be two independent Operating Systems, referred to as guest OS and host OS, so that you will be able to set up a different software environment on a single machine.

Multiple OS in VPS

In case you decide to go for one of our virtual private server plans, you will be able to choose one of the three Linux distributions which we supply for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are among the most preferred and most reliable server OSs out there and we offer them so that you have a choice for the software environment of your machine if you wish to install some app with specific requirements with regards to the packages that should be present on the web hosting server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one of them you could use depends on the OS that you've picked. We leave the possibility to change the server Operating System open, so if you want to use software that requires an OS different from the one you have, we can always re-install the VPS. In addition, we can keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing all the security updates that may be released.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

The dedicated servers that we offer can be set up with three different Operating Systems as we want to give you more flexible solutions that will permit you to install and run any kind of web software irrespective of its system requirements. The options are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are among the most reliable and risk-free ones, not mentioning that they don't have any kind of license fees. All three have a large number of developers who have created a large number of software packages that you'll be able to install and use on your web hosting server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one you can use will depend on the Operating System that you select when you sign up. In case you need a different OS later, it will not be a problem since we can always reinstall your server. With our Managed Services package we could also keep your OS secure by updating it on a weekly basis with any patches that are available for it.