An Operating System is the software which interacts with the hardware of a computer system and is the intermediary between the installed applications and the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run software, it transfers requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the interaction is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Just like a personal computer, web hosting servers also feature an Operating System that serves as a host for any software installed on them, including script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, etcetera. A virtual machine can be set up 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 Dedicated Web Hosting

The dedicated server packages that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to choose from. They are all Linux distributions - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license fees, but they’re also regarded as the most reliable and risk-free OSs. We offer three different ones as each one of them is backed by a different community. The packages which you could add on your hosting server are different and this could matter in case you want to install some piece of software with particular requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the OS that you will pick. You may choose any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order process, however if needed, we can always set up the server anew with another one upon your request. As an optional service that you could add to the plan any time, we can update your OS on a regular basis so as to keep it as risk-free as possible.