An Operating System is the software which interacts with the hardware of a PC and serves as the intermediary between apps and the hardware, which includes peripheral devices such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run software, it sends requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the communication is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Similar to a personal computer, hosting servers also use an Operating System that functions as a host for the software installed on them, which includes script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and many others. A virtual machine can be generated on a physical one, so you'll be able to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast with the physical server host Operating System.
Multiple OS in VPS Servers
Our VPS server packages include three Linux distributions that you could choose from for the Operating System of your new server - Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS. Apart from being absolutely free, the OSs are really stable and protected and the reason to offer the three of them is to ensure that you'll be able to run any kind of app that you would like, as different pieces of software may have different requirements in terms of the environment they work on. Each one of the three OSs is supported by a vast community of developers who have generated a large number of software packages that you can set up and use on your VPS. Depending on the Operating System which you select, you will also be able to select between 3 different Control Panels to manage your web hosting content. Of course, should you decide that you need a different OS, we could always reinstall the server with it. As a paid upgrade, we also provide weekly updates of the Operating System for optimum stability and security.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers
The dedicated servers we offer can be installed with as many as 3 different Operating Systems because we want to offer you more versatile packages which will let you install and run any kind of web software whatever its system requirements. Your options are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are some of the most reliable and risk-free ones, not mentioning that they don't have any kind of license charges. All three have a large number of developers that have created a large number of software packages that you may install and use on your web hosting server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one you can use depends on the Operating System that you select when you register. In case you need a different OS later, it will not be a problem since we can always reinstall your server. With our Managed Services package we can also keep your OS secure by updating it every week with all patches that are available for it.