An Operating System is the fundamental software that manages a computer. It controls how your hardware behaves, the communication with peripheral devices like a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between all the applications, and the prioritization of apps in case several run at the same time. Each and every program that is installed on a laptop or a desktop works by sending requests to the OS for different services using an application program interface (API). The communication with the OS can be achieved via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting field, the OS is what runs a server and any software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition every other application for example a VOIP or a game server. When there're virtual machines created, they work with a guest OS which is run on the server host OS.
Multiple OS in VPS Hosting
In case you choose to purchase one of our virtual private server packages, you'll be able to select one of the three Linux releases which we provide for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are among the most well-known and most stable server OSs available and we offer them in order to give you a choice for the software environment of your machine in case that you intend to install some application with particular requirements with regards to the packages that have to be present on the web hosting server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one of them you may use will depend on the OS that you have picked. We leave the chance to replace the server Operating System open, so when you want to use an app that requires an OS different from the one you already have, we can always reinstall the VPS. We can also keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing all of the security updates which may be available.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting
If you decide to buy one of our dedicated servers, you will find three Operating Systems on the order page since we want to give you a larger choice regarding the system environment on your server as different apps may have certain requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian include different modules developed by their large support communities, so you can select each of these OSs and enjoy a reliable and safe web hosting service. Based on your choice, you'll also have different Control Panels to choose from. Of course, we can always replace the Operating System if the one you have selected initially does not meet the requirements of the software that you want to run. We can also upgrade your OS routinely in order to keep it as risk-free as possible with our Managed Services upgrade package.