Every personal computer or web server is run by an Operating System - the low-level software which interacts with the hardware, including peripherals such as a mouse and a printer, and any apps that are present 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 OS. On a server, every single app runs within the parameters set 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 generated on a physical one, there can be two separate 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

If you decide to acquire one of our virtual private server plans, you'll be able to opt for one of the three Linux releases which we offer for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. These are among the most widely used and most dependable server OSs available on the market and we offer them in order to give you a choice for the software environment of your machine if you need to install some app with specific requirements in terms of the packages that must be present on the web hosting server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one of them you may use depends on the OS that you have selected. We leave the option to replace the server Operating System open, so when you want to use an application that requires an OS different from the one you have, we can always re-install the VPS. We can also keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing any security updates which may be released.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

If you decide to purchase one of our dedicated servers, you shall find three Operating Systems on the order page because we want to give you a wider choice regarding the system environment on the machine as different applications could have specific requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian contain different modules developed by their huge support communities, so you can select each of these OSs and take advantage of a stable and risk-free 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 if the one you have selected at first doesn't meet the requirements of the software which you want to run. We can also upgrade your OS regularly to keep it as secure as possible with our Managed Services upgrade package.