An Operating System is the software that communicates with the hardware of a computer and is the intermediary between apps and the hardware, which includes peripherals such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run an app, it sends requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the interaction is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Just like a personal computer, web hosting servers also feature an Operating System that acts as a host for any software installed on them, including script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and many others. 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 Operating System.

Multiple OS in VPS Web Hosting

In case you select one of our virtual private server plans, you'll have as many as three different Operating Systems to select from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They are all Linux releases and we offer them rather than offering just a single OS, because the apps that you might choose to run on the server may have specific requirements for the software environment. Each of the three has some pros in terms of the available plans that you could afterwards install, but what is common between them is that they're very stable and reliable and have huge communities which support them. The hosting Control Panel choices for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, so as to give you more flexibility. In case you order the virtual server with one OS and you need a different one later, our technical support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in a matter of minutes. We also offer the option to maintain the Operating System on your server up-to-date on a weekly basis.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

The dedicated server plans that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to select from. They are all Linux distributions - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license taxes, but they are also regarded as the most reliable and risk-free OSs. We provide three different ones because each one of them is supported by a separate community. The packages that you can add on your hosting 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 also depends on the OS that you'll choose. You may choose any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order process, yet if necessary, we can always set up the server once again with another one upon your request. As an additional service that you may add to the plan any time, we can update the OS regularly so as to keep it as secure as possible.