Every single PC or web server is run by an Operating System - the low-level software which communicates with the hardware equipment, including peripherals such as a mouse and a printer, along with any apps that are currently installed on your system. Any program input through 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, each and every application runs within the parameters defined by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etcetera. This goes for both standard Internet site scripts and server-side software like a media server. In case a virtual server is generated on a physical one, there can be two independent Operating Systems, referred to as 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 Hosting

If you decide to buy one of our virtual private server plans, you will be able to select one of the three Linux distributions which we provide for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are among the most popular and most reliable server OSs on the market and we offer them in order to give you a choice for the software environment of your machine if you would like to install some app with precise requirements in terms of the packages that need to be present on the server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one of them you may use will depend on the OS that you've picked. 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 you already have, we can always reinstall the VPS. We can also keep the OS up-to-date on a weekly basis by installing all of the security updates that may be released.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

The dedicated server packages that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to choose from. They are all Linux distributions - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license fees, but they’re also considered to be among the most stable and safe OSs. We supply three different ones as each of them is supported by a separate community. The packages which you could add on your hosting server are different and this may matter if you want to install some piece of software with specific requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the web hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the Operating System that you will select. You can choose any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order process, but if needed, we can always set up the server anew with a different one upon your request. As an additional service that you may add to the plan at any time, we can update your OS regularly to keep it as risk-free as possible.