Each and every notebook or desktop or web server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program that communicates with the hardware equipment, including peripherals such as a mouse and a printer, along with any apps that are present 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, every single app runs within the parameters established by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etcetera. This is valid for both standard website scripts and server-side software such as a media server. If a virtual server is set up on a physical one, there can be two separate Operating Systems, referred to as guest OS and host OS, which means that you'll be able to set up a different software environment on a single machine.
Multiple OS in VPS Hosting
If you pick one of our virtual private server packages, you will have three different Operating Systems to select from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They're all Linux releases and we offer them instead of offering just one OS, as the applications that you might want to run on the server may have specific requirements regarding the software environment. Each of the three has certain advantages in terms of the available plans that you could eventually install, but what's common between them is the fact that they are very stable and reliable and have vast communities which support them. The hosting Control Panel alternatives for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, in order to provide you with more flexibility. If you order the virtual server with one OS and you need another one later, our tech support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in just a few minutes. We also offer the option to keep the Operating System on your server up-to-date on a weekly basis.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting
We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server plans - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They are all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they are 100 % free and they won't increase the cost of your new web server, but also because they are exceptionally secure and stable. Each of them is supported by a large community of web developers, so you'll be given the option to choose from a large number software packages that you could install on your server in case the app that you want to work with has specific 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 because we would like to provide you with as much flexibility as possible, we offer multiple OSs and multiple Control Panels. If you get a server with a certain OS, we will change it upon request if it turns out that you'll need a different one. We will also keep your OS updated weekly as a part of the additional Managed Services upgrade.