An Operating System is the basic software that manages a PC. It takes care of the way your hardware behaves, the communication with peripheral devices including a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between applications, plus the prioritization of apps in case multiple ones run simultaneously. Each and every program which is installed on a notebook or a desktop works by sending requests to the OS for different services by using an application program interface (API). The contact with the OS is possible via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the hosting world, the Operating System is what controls a web hosting server as well as any software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition every other application such as a VOIP or a game server. If there are virtual machines created, they use a guest OS that is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server solutions that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to pick from. They are all Linux distributions - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license charges, but they’re also regarded as the most reliable and safe OSs. We supply three different ones as each of them is supported 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 specific requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the internet hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the OS that you'll choose. You can select any of the three Operating Systems during the order procedure, yet if needed, we can always set up the server once again with an alternative one upon your request. As an additional service that you can add to the plan at any time, we can update your OS regularly in order to keep it as risk-free as possible.