Every single PC or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program which interacts with the computer hardware, including peripheral devices such as a mouse and a printer, together with any apps that are 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 server, each and every app runs within the parameters established by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, and so on. This is valid for both standard website scripts and server-side software such as a media server. When a virtual server is generated on a physical one, there can be two separate Operating Systems, referred to as guest OS and host OS, so you can set up a different software environment on the same machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Hosting

We provide 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 available and we provide all 3 instead of just 1 as we realize that you may want to install some software which has specific requirements for the Operating System it'll run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a huge support community behind it and there are different software applications you could install on the server. Your OS choice will also determine exactly what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS in case you want to use one and for this reason we offer multiple Control Panels too. In the event you decide that you need a different OS, our tech support team can quickly wipe the existing one and set up the one that you need. In addition, we offer an optional service to keep the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server packages - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they're totally free so they won't increase the cost of your new hosting server, but also because they are exceptionally secure and stable. Each of them is backed up by a huge community of developers, so you'll be given the option to choose from a myriad of software packages that you could install on your server in case the app that you want to use has certain requirements. The Operating System will also determine what internet hosting Control Panel you can use as the Control Panels that we offer run on specific OSs only and because we would like to give you as much versatility as possible, we offer a couple of OSs and multiple Control Panels. If you get a server with a certain Operating System, we will change it upon request if it turns out that you will need alternative one. We will also keep the OS updated on a weekly basis as part of our useful Managed Services upgrade.