Each notebook or desktop or web server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program which communicates with the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a mouse or a printer, as well as any applications that are currently installed 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 web server, any application runs within the parameters set by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, and so on. This goes for both standard Internet site scripts and server-side software like a media server. When a virtual server is generated on a physical one, there can be two different Operating Systems, named guest OS and host OS, so you will be able to set up a different software environment on the very same machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

In case you choose to acquire one of our VPS server plans, you shall be able to choose one of the three Linux releases which we offer for the Operating System of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're among the most popular 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 wish to install some app with specific requirements with regards to the packages that must be present on the web hosting server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one of them you can use will depend on the OS that you have selected. We leave the possibility to replace the server Operating System open, so if you want to use an app that requires an OS different from the one you already have, we can always reinstall the VPS. In addition, we can keep the OS up-to-date on a weekly basis by installing any security updates that may be released.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated servers we offer can be installed with as many as 3 different Operating Systems as we want to offer you more flexible packages that will allow you to install and run any kind of web software whatever its system requirements. The choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are some of the most reliable and risk-free ones, not mentioning that they don't have any license costs. All three have numerous developers who have created numerous software packages that you'll be able to install and use on your hosting server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one you can use depends on the Operating System that you choose when you sign up. If you need a different OS subsequently, it won't be a problem as we can always reinstall your server. With our Managed Services package we could also keep your OS secure by upgrading it every week with all patches that are available for it.