An Operating System is the basic software that controls a computer. It controls how your hardware behaves, the communication with peripheral devices such as a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between various applications, along with the prioritization of apps if multiple ones run concurrently. Each and every program that's installed on a laptop or a desktop functions by sending requests to the OS for different services via an application program interface (API). The communication with the OS can be done using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting field, the Operating System is what commands a web server along with all the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also every other application such as a VOIP or a game server. If there are virtual machines created, they employ a guest OS that runs on the 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 pick one of the three Linux releases that we supply for the Operating System of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are among the most preferred and most reliable server OSs available on the market and we offer them in order to give you a choice for the software environment of your machine in case that you need to install some app with precise requirements with regards to the packages that must be present on the server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one of them you may use depends on the OS that you have picked. We leave the possibility to change the server Operating System open, so when you want to use an application that requires an OS different from the one that's already present, we can always re-install the VPS. We can also keep the OS up-to-date on a weekly basis by installing all the security updates that may be available.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers
The dedicated server plans that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to choose from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license taxes, but they’re also regarded as the most dependable and secure OSs. We provide three different ones as each of them is supported by a separate community. The packages which you could add on your server are different and this could matter in case you need to install some piece of software with specific requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the Operating System that you'll select. You can pick any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order process, however if needed, we can always set up the server anew with a different one upon your request. As an optional service that you can add to the package any time, we can update the OS on a regular basis in order to keep it as secure as possible.