Every personal computer or web server is run by an Operating System - the low-level software which interacts with the computer hardware, including peripheral devices such as a mouse or a printer, and any applications that are present 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 application runs within the parameters specified by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, and so on. This is valid for both standard site scripts and server-side software such as a media server. If a virtual server is generated on a physical one, there can be two independent Operating Systems, called guest OS and host OS, so you will be able to set up a different software environment on the same machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Hosting

We offer you 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 safest and the most reliable OSs on the market and we provide all three instead of only 1 because we realize that you might want to install some software which has specific requirements for the Operating System it will run on. The latter is due to the fact that each of the three Operating Systems has a vast support community behind it and there're different software packages you could install on the server. Your OS choice will also determine exactly what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS in case you would like to use one and because of this we offer several Control Panels as well. In the event you decide that you need to have some other OS, our technical support can quickly wipe the current one and set up the one that you would like. In addition, we offer an optional service to keep the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

If you decide to buy one of our dedicated servers, you'll find three Operating Systems on the order page as we want to give you a wider choice for the system environment on your machine as different applications can have particular 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 Internet hosting service. Based on your selection, you will also have different Control Panels to choose from. Needless to say, we can always change the Operating System in case the one you've selected at first doesn't meet the requirements of the software which you intend to run. We can also update the OS regularly in order to keep it as risk-free as possible with our Managed Services upgrade package.