An Operating System is the software that communicates with the hardware of a PC and serves as the intermediary between applications and the hardware, including peripherals such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run software, it transmits requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the contact is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Identical to a personal computer, web hosting servers also feature an Operating System which acts as a host for all of the software installed on them, including script apps or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, etcetera. A virtual machine can be generated on a physical one, so you can 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
Our virtual private server plans come with three Linux releases that you could choose from for the Operating System of your new hosting server - Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS. In addition to being absolutely free, the OSs are very stable and protected and the key reason to offer you all 3 of them is to make sure that you can run each application that you'd like, as different pieces of software may have different requirements about the environment they work on. Each one of the three OSs is supported by a huge community of web developers who have generated a large number of software packages which you can set up and use on your VPS. In accordance with the Operating System which you pick, you will also be able to select between 3 different Control Panels to take care of your website hosting content. Of course, in case you decide that you need some other OS, we can always reinstall the server with it. As an optional upgrade, we also offer you weekly updates of the OS for optimum stability and security.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting
We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server packages - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they are completely free so they won't increase the cost of your new server, but also because they are very stable and secure. Each of them is supported by a big community of web developers, so you'll be able to choose from thousands of software packages that you could install on your server in case the app that you would like to use has certain requirements. The Operating System will also determine what internet hosting Control Panel you can use because the Control Panels that we offer are compatible with specific OSs only and since we want to give you as much adaptability as possible, we offer several OSs and multiple Control Panels. If you get a server with a given OS, we can change it upon request in case it turns out that you need alternative one. We can also keep your OS updated on a weekly basis as a part of the additional Managed Services upgrade.