Each personal computer or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level software which interacts with the hardware equipment, including peripheral devices such as a mouse and a printer, as well as any apps that are currently installed on your 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 OS. On a server, any app runs within the parameters set by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etcetera. This is valid for both standard site scripts and server-side software like 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, which means that you can set up a different software environment on a single machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Hosting

We offer as many as 3 different Linux releases for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the most stable and reliable OSs available and we provide all three instead of only one since we realize that you may want to set up some software that has specific requirements regarding the Operating System it will run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a huge support community behind it and there are various software packages you may install on the server. Your OS choice will also determine exactly what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS in case you wish to use one and that's why we offer multiple Control Panels too. In case you decide that you want another OS, our tech support team can quickly wipe the present one and set up the one that you'd like. We also offer an optional service to keep the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

The dedicated server packages 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’re also known as the most reliable and secure OSs. We offer three different ones as each of them is backed by a separate community. The packages that you could add on your server are different and this may matter if you need to install some piece of software with particular requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the web hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the Operating System that you'll select. You can select any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order procedure, but if necessary, we can always set up the server once again with another one upon your request. As an optional service that you could add to the package whenever you want, we can update your OS regularly so as to keep it as secure as possible.