Every single PC or web server is run by an Operating System - the low-level software which communicates with the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a mouse or a printer, along with any apps that are currently installed on your 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 Operating System. On a web server, every single application runs within the parameters set by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etcetera. This goes for both standard site scripts and server-side software like a media server. When a virtual server is set up on a physical one, there can be two independent Operating Systems, named guest OS and host OS, which means that you will be able to set up a different software environment on a single machine.
Multiple OS in VPS Servers
In case you pick one of our VPS server solutions, you'll have 3 different Operating Systems to pick from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They are all Linux releases and we offer them rather than offering just one OS, as the applications that you might want to run on the server may have specific requirements regarding the software environment. Each one of these three has certain advantages in terms of the available plans that you could eventually install, but what's common between them is the fact that they are really stable and dependable and have large communities which support them. The internet hosting Control Panel options for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, in order to give you more flexibility. In case you order the virtual server with one OS and you need another one later, our tech support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in a matter of minutes. We also offer the option to keep the Operating System on your server up-to-date on a weekly basis.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers
The dedicated servers that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems because we want to offer you more versatile solutions that will allow you to install and run any web software whatever its system requirements. Your options are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are some of the most dependable and risk-free ones, not mentioning that they do not have any kind of license charges. All three have lots of developers that have created a huge number of software packages that you could install and use on your web server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one you can use is determined by the Operating System that you select when you register. In case you need another OS later on, it will not be a problem because we can always reinstall your server. With our Managed Services package we can also keep your OS secure by updating it on a weekly basis with any patches which are available for it.