Every single desktop or notebook or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level software which interacts with the hardware equipment, including peripheral devices such as a mouse or a printer, and any applications that are present on the system. Any program input using a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is processed by sending an Application Program Interface (API) request to the Operating System. On a web server, every single app runs within the parameters defined by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etc. This is valid for both standard Internet site scripts and server-side software like a media server. When a virtual server is generated on a physical one, there can be two independent Operating Systems, named guest OS and host OS, which means that you can set up a different software environment on the very same machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

If you pick one of our VPS server plans, you will have 3 different Operating Systems to select from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They are all Linux distributions and we offer them rather than offering just a single OS, as the applications that you may wish to run on the server could have specific requirements for the software environment. Each of the three has certain pros in terms of the available packages that you can afterwards install, but what is common between them is the fact that they are very stable and dependable and have huge communities that support them. The internet hosting Control Panel choices for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, so as to provide you with more flexibility. In case you order the virtual server with one OS and you need a different one later, our tech 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 weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server plans that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to choose 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 stable and risk-free OSs. We offer three different ones since each one of them is backed by a separate community. The packages that you can add on your server are different and this may matter in case you want to install some piece of software with specific requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the internet hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the Operating System that you will select. You can select any of the three Operating Systems during the order process, but if needed, we can always set up the server anew with an alternative one upon your request. As an additional service that you may add to the package whenever you want, we can update your OS regularly so as to keep it as risk-free as possible.