An Operating System is the low-level software that manages a PC. It takes care of the way the hardware functions, the communication with peripheral devices like a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between all the applications, and the prioritization of apps when multiple ones run at the same time. Each program that is installed on a notebook or a desktop works by sending requests to the OS for different services by using an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS can be achieved through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the hosting world, the OS is what controls a web server as well as all of the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition any other application for instance a VOIP or a game server. When there are virtual machines created, they work with a guest OS that is run on the server host OS.
Multiple OS in VPS Servers
In case you choose to acquire one of our VPS server plans, you will be able to choose one of the three Linux releases which we offer for the Operating System of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're among the most popular and most dependable server OSs available and we offer them so that you have a choice for the software environment of your machine if you need to install some app with specific requirements with regards to the packages that should be present on the hosting server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one of them you can use will depend on the OS that you've picked. We leave the chance to replace the server Operating System open, so if you want to use an app that requires an OS different from the one that's already present, we can always re-install the VPS. In addition, we can keep the OS up-to-date weekly by installing any security updates that may be available.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers
The dedicated server packages that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to pick from. They are all Linux distributions - 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 risk-free OSs. We provide three different ones for the reason that each of them is supported by a different community. The packages that you could add on your hosting 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 also depends on the OS that you'll pick. You can select any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order procedure, however if necessary, we can always set up the server once again with another one upon your request. As an additional service that you could add to the plan whenever you want, we can update your OS on a regular basis in order to keep it as risk-free as possible.