An Operating System is the low-level software that controls a computer system. It takes care of how your hardware functions, the communication with peripherals including a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between apps, and the prioritization of applications when multiple ones run simultaneously. Each program that's installed on a computer system functions by sending requests to the OS for different services via an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS can be achieved through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting field, the Operating System is what commands a hosting server along with all the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition any other application for example a VOIP or a game server. When there are virtual machines created, they employ a guest OS that runs on the server host OS.
Multiple OS in VPS
If you pick one of our virtual private server packages, you will have as many as three different Operating Systems to pick from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They're all Linux releases and we offer them rather than offering just one OS, because the apps that you may wish to run on the server may have specific requirements for the software environment. Each one of the three has some advantages with regard to the available packages that you can eventually install, but what is common between them is that they're very stable and reliable and have huge communities that support them. The internet hosting Control Panel choices for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, so as 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 matter of minutes. We also offer you the option to maintain the Operating System on your server up-to-date weekly.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting
We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server plans - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they're completely free so they will not increase the cost of your new hosting server, but also because they are exceptionally secure and stable. Each of them is backed up by a vast community of web developers, so you'll be given the option to choose from countless software packages that you may install on your server if the app that you want to employ has certain requirements. The Operating System will also determine what hosting Control Panel you can use because the Control Panels that we offer run on particular OSs only and since we would like to give you as much adaptability as possible, we offer several OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you get a server with a given OS, we could change it upon request if it turns out that you will need another one. We can also keep the OS updated weekly as part of our additional Managed Services upgrade.