An Operating System is the software that communicates with the hardware of a computer system and works as the intermediary between all the applications and the hardware, which includes peripherals such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an application, it transfers requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the contact is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). A lot like a personal computer, web servers also use an Operating System which serves as a host for any software installed on them, including script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, etcetera. A virtual machine can be created on a physical one, so it is possible to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment compared to the physical server host Operating System.
Multiple OS in VPS Hosting
In case you select one of our virtual private server solutions, you'll have as many as three different Operating Systems to select from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They're all Linux distributions and we offer them rather than offering just a single OS, since the applications that you might want to run on the server could have specific requirements regarding the software environment. Each of the three has some advantages with regard to the available plans that you may eventually install, but what's common between them is that they're really stable and reliable and have huge communities which support them. The internet hosting Control Panel choices for the VPS accounts depend on your Operating System choice, in order to give you more flexibility. If 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 just a few minutes. We also offer the option to maintain the Operating System on your server up-to-date weekly.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting
If you decide to get one of our dedicated servers, you will find three Operating Systems on the order page because we want to give you a broader choice with regard to the system environment on the server as different applications may have specific requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian include different modules developed by their vast support communities, so you can select any of these OSs and benefit from a reliable and risk-free web hosting service. Depending on your decision, you will also have different Control Panels to choose from. Of course, we can always replace the Operating System in case the one you have selected initially doesn't meet the requirements of the software that you want to run. We can also update the OS regularly to keep it as risk-free as possible using our Managed Services upgrade package.