An Operating System is the software that communicates with the hardware of a PC and serves as the intermediary between all the applications and the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run an app, it sends requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the communication is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Similar to a personal computer, web hosting servers also use an Operating System which serves as a host for the software installed on them, which includes script apps or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and many others. A virtual machine can be created on a physical one, so you will be able to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast to the physical server host Operating System.
Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting
We offer as many as 3 different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are some of the most stable and reliable OSs on the market and we supply all 3 rather than only 1 because we realize that you may 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 large support community behind it and there are various software applications you can install on the server. Your OS selection will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be installed on the VPS in case you want to use one and that is why we offer several Control Panels as well. Should you decide that you need some other OS, our tech support can quickly wipe the present one and set up the one that you want. We also offer an optional service to maintain the OS on your VPS updated weekly.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting
The dedicated server solutions that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to select 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 because each one of them is supported by a separate community. The packages which you can add on your server are different and this may matter if you want to install some piece of software with particular requirements about the hosting environment. In this light, the internet hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the OS that you will choose. You may choose any of the three Operating Systems during the order process, yet if necessary, we can always set up the server anew with a different one upon your request. As an additional service that you could add to the package any time, we can update your OS regularly in order to keep it as secure as possible.