An Operating System is the fundamental software that controls a computer system. It handles the way your hardware operates, the communication with peripherals like a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between various applications, plus the prioritization of apps in case several run at once. Each program that's installed on a desktop or a notebook works by sending requests to the OS for different services via an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS is possible through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the web hosting world, the OS is what commands a web hosting server together with any software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also any other application for instance a VOIP or a game server. If there are virtual machines created, they work with a guest OS that runs on the server host OS.

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 reliable and safe OSs. We supply three different ones since each one of them is supported by a separate community. The packages that you can add on your server are different and this may matter in case you need to install some piece of software with particular requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the internet hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the Operating System that you will select. You may choose any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order process, yet if needed, we can always set up the server once again with an alternative one upon your request. As an additional service that you could add to the package whenever you want, we can update the OS regularly so as to keep it as secure as possible.