Each and every notebook or desktop or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level software which communicates with the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a mouse and a printer, as well as any apps that are installed on your 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 server, each application runs within the parameters specified by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etcetera. This is valid for both standard website scripts and server-side software such as a media server. If a virtual server is set up on a physical one, there can be two separate Operating Systems, referred to as guest OS and host OS, so you will be able to set up a different software environment on the same machine.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

In case you choose one of our VPS server solutions, you will have three different Operating Systems to choose from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They are all Linux releases and we offer them rather than offering just a single OS, because the apps that you might want to run on the server may have specific requirements about the software environment. Each one of the three has some advantages with regard to the available packages that you could eventually install, but what's common between them is that they are very stable and reliable and have vast communities which support them. The hosting Control Panel choices for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, in order to provide you with more flexibility. When 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 couple of minutes. We also offer the option to maintain the Operating System on your server up-to-date weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

In case you decide to obtain one of our dedicated servers, you shall find three Operating Systems on the order page as we want to give you a wider choice for the system environment on the server as different applications could have particular requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian come with different modules developed by their huge support communities, so you can select any of these OSs and take advantage of a stable and risk-free hosting service. Based on your decision, you'll also have different Control Panels to choose from. Needless to say, we can always change the Operating System in case the one you have selected in the beginning does not meet the requirements of the software which you want to run. We can also upgrade your OS on a regular basis to keep it as secure as possible with our Managed Services upgrade package.