An Operating System is the software which interacts with the hardware of a computer system and works as the intermediary between apps and the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an app, it transfers requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the communication is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). A lot like a personal computer, web servers also have an Operating System which serves as a host for all of the software installed on them, including script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and many others. A virtual machine can be set up on a physical one, so it is possible to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast with the physical server host Operating System.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

In case you decide to purchase one of our VPS server plans, you shall be able to opt for one of the three Linux distributions which we provide for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are among the most widespread and most stable server OSs available on the market 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 precise requirements regarding the packages that have to be present on the web server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one of them you could use will depend on the OS that you have chosen. We leave the possibility to replace the server Operating System open, so if you want to use an application that requires an OS different from the one you already have, we can always re-install the VPS. We can also keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing any security updates which may be available.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server packages that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to select 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 reliable and safe OSs. We provide three different ones as each of them is supported by a separate community. The packages that you could add on your web server are different and this may 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 which you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the OS that you'll pick. You can select any of the three Operating Systems during the order procedure, yet if needed, we can always set up the server anew with an alternative one upon your request. As an optional service that you may add to the plan at any moment, we can update the OS regularly in order to keep it as secure as possible.