Each PC or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program which interacts with the hardware equipment, including peripheral devices such as a mouse or a printer, and any apps 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 Operating System. On a server, every single app runs within the parameters specified by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etc. This is valid for both standard 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 independent Operating Systems, referred to as guest OS and host OS, so you can set up a different software environment on the very same machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting

In case you choose to buy one of our virtual private server plans, you shall be able to pick one of the three Linux releases that we offer for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are among the most widespread and most stable server OSs out there and we offer them so that you have a choice for the software environment of your machine if you would like to install some application with precise requirements in terms of the packages that need to be present on the hosting server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one of them you could use will depend on the OS that you've selected. We leave the chance to change the server Operating System open, so if you want to use an app that requires an OS different from the one that's already present, we can always reinstall the VPS. In addition, we can keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing all the security updates that may be released.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

If you decide to get one of our dedicated servers, you'll find three Operating Systems on the order page because we want to give you a broader choice regarding the system environment on your machine as different applications may have certain requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian come with different modules developed by their huge support communities, so you can select any of these OSs and benefit from a stable and risk-free Internet hosting service. Based on your decision, you'll also have different Control Panels to choose from. Of course, we can always change the Operating System if the one you've selected initially doesn't meet the requirements of the software that you want to run. We can also upgrade the OS on a regular basis to keep it as risk-free as possible through our Managed Services upgrade package.