Every personal computer 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 and a printer, as well as any applications that are installed on your 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 OS. On a server, each app runs within the parameters set by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, and so on. This goes for both standard website scripts and server-side software such as a media server. If a virtual server is created on a physical one, there can be two independent Operating Systems, referred to as guest OS and host OS, so that you can set up a different software environment on a single machine.

Multiple OS in VPS

We offer as many as 3 different Linux releases for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are some of the most stable and reliable OSs out there and we supply all three of them instead of just 1 since we realize that you might want to set up some software which has specific requirements with regards to the Operating System it shall run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a large support community behind it and there are various software programs you can install on the hosting server. Your OS choice will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS if you would like to use one and for that reason we offer multiple Control Panels as well. If you ever decide that you need to have a different OS, our tech support team can quickly wipe the current one and set up the one that you'd like. We also offer an optional service to maintain the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

The dedicated server solutions that we offer come with as many as 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 regarded as the most stable and secure OSs. We supply three different ones because each of them is supported by a separate community. The packages which you could add on your server are different and this could matter in case you need to install some piece of software with specific requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the internet hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the OS that you'll choose. You can choose any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order process, yet if needed, we can always set up the server once again with a different one upon your request. As an additional service that you may add to the plan at any time, we can update the OS on a regular basis in order to keep it as risk-free as possible.