Each and every notebook or desktop or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level software that interacts with the hardware equipment, including peripheral devices such as a mouse or a printer, along with any applications that are installed on the 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 Operating System. On a web server, every single application runs within the parameters established by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, and so on. This goes for both standard Internet site scripts and server-side software such as a media server. In case a virtual server is set up on a physical one, there can be two different Operating Systems, called guest OS and host OS, so you'll be able to set up a different software environment on the very same machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

If you choose to purchase one of our VPS server packages, you will be able to select one of the three Linux distributions which we offer for the Operating System of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are among the most widespread and most dependable server OSs on the market and we offer them so that you have a choice for the software environment of your machine in case that you wish to install some application with particular requirements with regards to the packages that need to be present on the web hosting server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one of them you may use will depend on the OS that you've selected. We leave the possibility to replace the server Operating System open, so when you want to use software that requires an OS different from the one that's already present, we can always re-install the VPS. We can also keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing any security updates that may be released.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server solutions that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to choose from. They are all Linux distributions - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license charges, but they are also considered to be among the most dependable and safe OSs. We supply three different ones because each of them is supported by a different community. The packages that you could add on your hosting server are different and this could matter in case you need to install some piece of software with particular requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the OS that you will choose. You can select any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order process, but if necessary, we can always install the server anew with a different one upon your request. As an additional service that you may add to the package any time, we can update the OS regularly to keep it as risk-free as possible.