Each notebook or desktop or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program that interacts with the computer hardware, including peripheral devices such as a mouse or a printer, together with any applications that are installed on your system. Any program input through 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, any application runs within the parameters specified by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etc. This goes for both standard Internet site scripts and server-side software such as a media server. When a virtual server is generated on a physical one, there can be two independent Operating Systems, called 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 Hosting
We offer you three different Linux releases for the Operating System of our virtual private servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are some of the safest and the most reliable OSs on the market and we offer all three of them instead of just 1 since we realize that you might want to install some software which has specific requirements for the Operating System it'll run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a huge support community behind it and there're different software applications you could install on the web hosting server. Your OS selection will also determine exactly what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS in case you would like to use one and that is why we offer multiple Control Panels as well. In the event you decide that you want another OS, our tech support can quickly wipe the existing one and install the one that you would like. We also offer an optional service to have the OS on your VPS updated weekly.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting
We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server solutions - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they are free so they will not increase the low price of your new server, but also because they are really secure and stable. Each one of them is supported by a vast community of developers, so you'll be able to choose from countless software packages that you can install on your server in case the application that you would like to work with has specific requirements. The Operating System will also determine what internet hosting Control Panel you can use since the Control Panels that we offer run on particular OSs only and since we would like to provide you with as much freedom as possible, we offer multiple OSs and multiple Control Panels. If you choose a server with a given Operating System, we will change it upon request in case it turns out that you'll need another one. We can also keep your OS updated on a weekly basis as part of our useful Managed Services upgrade.