Every single PC or web server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program that communicates with the hardware equipment, including peripheral devices such as a mouse and a printer, as well as 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, each and every app runs within the parameters defined by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etc. This is valid for both standard site scripts and server-side software like a media server. When a virtual server is generated on a physical one, there can be two different 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 Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server solutions that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to select from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license fees, but they are also known as the most stable and secure OSs. We offer three different ones since each one of them is supported by a separate community. The packages that you could add on your server are different and this could matter if you need to install some piece of software with specific 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 will select. You can pick any of the three Operating Systems during the order procedure, however if needed, we can always install the server anew with another one upon your request. As an optional service that you may add to the plan whenever you want, we can update your OS regularly to keep it as risk-free as possible.