An Operating System is the software which interacts with the hardware of a computer system and functions as the intermediary between all the applications and the hardware, including peripherals such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an app, it sends requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the interaction is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Identical to a personal computer, hosting servers also use an Operating System which functions as a host for any software installed on them, including script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and many others. A virtual machine can be set up on a physical one, so you could install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast to the physical server host OS.
Multiple OS in VPS Servers
If you decide to buy one of our VPS server plans, you shall be able to choose one of the three Linux distributions that we provide for the OS of the servers - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're among the most well-known and most dependable server OSs available and we offer them so that you have a choice for the software environment of your machine in case that you intend to install some application with particular 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 chosen. We leave the chance to change the server Operating System open, so when you want to use software 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 on a weekly basis by installing any 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 distributions - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license taxes, but they’re also known as the most reliable and risk-free OSs. We provide three different ones for the reason that each one of them is supported by a separate community. The packages which you could add on your hosting server are different and this may matter if you want to install some piece of software with particular requirements for the hosting environment. In this light, the internet hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the OS that you'll select. You can choose any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order process, however if necessary, we can always install the server once again with an alternative one upon your request. As an optional service that you could add to the plan at any moment, we can update the OS on a regular basis so as to keep it as risk-free as possible.