Each and every personal computer or web server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program which interacts with the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a mouse and a printer, and any apps that are currently 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, and so on. This is valid for both standard site scripts and server-side software such as a media server. If a virtual server is created on a physical one, there can be two different Operating Systems, referred to as guest OS and host OS, which means that you will be able to set up a different software environment on a single machine.
Multiple OS in VPS Servers
We offer as many as three different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our VPS servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are some of the most stable and reliable OSs on the market and we supply all three of them instead of only one as we realize that you might want to set up some software that has specific requirements for the Operating System it'll run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a vast support community behind it and there're various software programs you could install on the web hosting server. Your OS choice will also determine exactly what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS in case you want to use one and for this reason we offer multiple Control Panels too. If you ever decide that you want a different OS, our tech support team can quickly wipe the current one and set up the one that you need. We also offer an optional service to keep the OS on your VPS updated weekly.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers
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 100 % free so they will not increase the low price of your new web hosting server, but also because they are very stable and secure. Each one of them is backed up by a large community of developers, so you'll be able to choose from thousands of software packages that you can install on your server in case the app that you want to employ has certain requirements. The Operating System will also determine what internet hosting Control Panel you can use as the Control Panels that we offer run on specific OSs only and since we would like to provide you with as much freedom as possible, we offer a couple of OSs and multiple Control Panels. If you get a server with a certain Operating System, we will change it upon request in case it turns out that you need a different one. We will also keep your OS updated on a weekly basis as part of our additional Managed Services upgrade.