An Operating System is the software that communicates with the hardware of a computer and is the intermediary between the installed applications and the hardware, including peripherals such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an app, it transmits requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the contact is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Similar to a personal computer, hosting servers also have an Operating System that functions as a host for any software installed on them, including script apps or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and so on. A virtual machine can be set up on a physical one, so it is possible to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast to the physical server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

In case you choose to acquire one of our VPS server plans, you shall be able to choose one of the three Linux releases that we supply for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. These are among the most well-known and most reliable server OSs available and we offer them so that you have a choice for the software environment of your machine in case that you intend to install some app with specific requirements in terms of the packages that have to be present on the web server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one of them you could use depends on the OS that you've selected. We leave the possibility to replace the server Operating System open, so when you want to use software that requires an OS different from the one you have, we can always re-install the VPS. In addition, we can keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing all of the security updates that may be available.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server packages that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to select from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license taxes, but they are also known as the most reliable and secure OSs. We supply three different ones since each of them is supported by a separate community. The packages that you could add on your server are different and this could matter if you need to install some piece of software with specific requirements for the hosting environment. In this light, the web hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the OS that you will pick. You can choose any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order process, but if needed, we can always install the server once again with another one upon your request. As an additional service that you may add to the package at any moment, we can update your OS on a regular basis in order to keep it as secure as possible.