If you get a hosting machine of your own, it will work independently, so it'll have its own Os and you could later install server side programs directly or script-driven sites via a hosting Cp. While keeping the Operating System updated is not always considered fundamental, it can be a rather important task for a number of reasons. A more modern OS version may have better support for specific hardware, so you could get better performance for the sites and web applications you install. Your server shall also be more safe because updates often include security patches that resolve small problems which may enable unauthorized people to access your content. Last, but not least, current script versions, which are also released for both increased security and for additional features, might require a later version of the Operating System in order to work correctly and with their 100 % capabilities.

Weekly OS Update in Dedicated Servers

If you do not have the time to update the Os of your dedicated server or you are not very experienced and you simply do not possess the skills to do that, you'll be able to take advantage of our Operating system update service, which is included with the Managed Services upgrade. The latter can be included to your account any time and our system administrators will update the Operating System that you have selected during the signup - Debian, Ubuntu or CentOS, with all officially released patches. They will also carefully check if the software on your hosting machine is functioning precisely how it isdesigned to after the update in order to avoid any issues down the road. You'll have a secure hosting machine at all times as the updates are performed weekly.