An Operating System is the basic software that manages a computer. It handles how your hardware functions, the communication with peripheral devices including a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between your applications, plus the prioritization of apps when multiple ones run concurrently. Any program that's installed on a laptop or a desktop works by sending requests to the OS for different services via 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 Internet hosting field, the OS is what runs a hosting server as well as all the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition every other application such as a VOIP or a game server. When there're virtual machines created, they employ a guest OS which is run on the server host OS.
Multiple OS in VPS Hosting
Our virtual private server plans include three Linux releases that you can pick from for the Operating System of your new hosting server - Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS. Apart from being absolutely free, the OSs are extremely stable and protected and the reason to offer all three of them is to make sure that you'll be able to run any kind of app that you'd like, because different pieces of software could have different requirements for the environment they work on. Each one of the three OSs is supported by a vast community of developers who have made a large number of software packages which you can set up and use on your VPS. Based on the Operating System that you pick, you will also be able to choose between three different Control Panels to control your website hosting content. Needless to say, if you decide that you need a different OS, we could always re-install the server with it. As an additional upgrade, we also offer you weekly updates of the Operating System for max stability and security.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting
The dedicated server solutions that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to select from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license charges, but they are also considered to be among the most dependable and safe OSs. We offer three different ones because each one of them is backed by a different community. The packages which you could add on your server are different and this could matter if you want to install some piece of software with particular requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the web hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the Operating System that you'll choose. You can choose any of the three Operating Systems during the order process, but if necessary, we can always set up the server once again with another one upon your request. As an additional service that you can add to the package at any time, we can update the OS on a regular basis in order to keep it as risk-free as possible.