An Operating System is the fundamental software which manages a computer. It controls how your hardware operates, the communication with peripheral devices for instance a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between apps, plus the prioritization of applications in case several run at once. Any program that is installed on a computer works by sending requests to the OS for various services using an application program interface (API). The contact with the OS can be performed via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the hosting field, the OS is what commands a server together with all of the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition any other application for example a VOIP or a game server. If there are virtual machines created, they work with a guest OS which is run on the server host OS.
Multiple OS in VPS Servers
In case you choose one of our VPS server plans, you will have 3 different Operating Systems to select from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They are all Linux releases and we offer them instead of offering just one OS, because the apps that you might choose to run on the server could have specific requirements regarding the software environment. Each one of the three has some advantages with regard to the available plans that you could afterwards install, but what is common between them is the fact that they're very secure and dependable and have huge communities which support them. The internet hosting Control Panel alternatives for the VPS accounts depend on your Operating System choice, so as to give you more flexibility. When you order the virtual server with one OS and you need another one later, our technical support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in a matter of minutes. We also offer you the option to maintain the Operating System on your server up-to-date weekly.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers
The dedicated servers we offer come with as many as 3 different Operating Systems because we want to offer you more flexible plans which will let you install and run any type of web software whatever its system requirements. The choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these three OSs are among the most stable and safe ones, not mentioning that they don't have any license costs. All three have a large number of developers who have created countless software packages that you could install and use on your hosting server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one you can use is determined by the Operating System that you select when you register. If you need a different OS afterwards, it won't be a problem because we can always reinstall your machine. With our Managed Services package we could also keep your OS secure by updating it every week with all patches that are released for it.