Each and every desktop or notebook or web server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program that communicates with the hardware equipment, including peripherals such as a mouse or a printer, and any apps that are present 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 Operating System. On a server, any application runs within the parameters established by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etcetera. This is valid for both standard site scripts and server-side software such as a media server. When a virtual server is set up on a physical one, there can be two separate Operating Systems, referred to as guest OS and host OS, so that you will be able to set up a different software environment on the same machine.
Multiple OS in VPS
If you choose one of our virtual private server packages, you'll have as many as 3 different Operating Systems to choose from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They're all Linux distributions and we offer them rather than offering just one OS, as the apps that you may wish to run on the server may have specific requirements regarding the software environment. Each one of the three has some advantages in terms of the available plans that you could afterwards install, but what is common between them is the fact that they're very stable and dependable and have vast communities which support them. The web hosting Control Panel alternatives for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, in order to give you more flexibility. When you order the virtual server with one OS and you need a different one later, our tech support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in just a few minutes. We also offer you the option to maintain the Operating System on your server up-to-date on a weekly basis.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting
We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server solutions - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they're totally free and they won't increase the price of your new server, but also because they are extremely secure and stable. Each one of them is supported by a big community of developers, so you'll be given the option to choose from many hundreds of software packages that you can install on your server if the app that you want to employ has specific requirements. The Operating System will also determine what internet hosting Control Panel you can use as the Control Panels that we offer are compatible with specific OSs only and because we would like to provide you with as much adaptability as possible, we offer several OSs and multiple Control Panels. If you choose a server with a certain OS, we could change it upon request in the event that it turns out that you'll need alternative one. We could also keep your OS updated weekly as a part of the additional Managed Services upgrade.