Every desktop or notebook or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level software that interacts with the hardware equipment, including peripherals such as a mouse and a printer, together with any applications that are present on the system. Any program input using 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 server, each and every app runs within the parameters established by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, and so on. This goes for both standard Internet site scripts and server-side software like a media server. When a virtual server is generated on a physical one, there can be two different Operating Systems, named guest OS and host OS, so you can set up a different software environment on a single machine.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server packages that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to choose from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license charges, but they are also considered to be among the most reliable and secure OSs. We provide three different ones for the reason that each one of them is supported by a different community. The packages which you could add on your web server are different and this may matter in case you want to install some piece of software with specific requirements for the hosting environment. In this light, the hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the Operating System that you'll pick. You can choose any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order process, however if necessary, we can always set up the server once again with another one upon your request. As an optional service that you can add to the plan any time, we can update the OS regularly in order to keep it as secure as possible.