An Operating System is the low-level software that manages a computer. It handles how the hardware functions, the communication with peripherals for instance a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between applications, plus the prioritization of apps when several run concurrently. Each and every program that is installed on a computer system operates by sending requests to the OS for various services using an application program interface (API). The contact with the OS can be achieved via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting field, the Operating System is what runs a server as well as any software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also every other application such as a VOIP or a game server. When there are virtual machines created, they work with a guest OS which runs on the server host OS.
Multiple OS in VPS
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 Operating System of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're among the most well-known and most dependable server OSs available 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 app with specific requirements in terms of the packages that need to be present on the web server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one of them you can use depends on the OS that you've selected. We leave the possibility to change the server Operating System open, so if you want to use an application 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 Hosting
The dedicated server solutions that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to pick from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license charges, but they are also regarded as the most dependable and risk-free OSs. We supply three different ones because each one of them is supported by a separate community. The packages that you could 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 which you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the OS that you'll select. You can choose any of the three Operating Systems during the order procedure, but if needed, we can always set up the server once again with an alternative one upon your request. As an optional service that you can add to the plan at any moment, we can update your OS regularly to keep it as secure as possible.