Each personal computer or web server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program that communicates with the hardware, including peripherals such as a mouse or 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 OS. On a web server, each app runs within the parameters specified by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etc. This goes for both standard site scripts and server-side software such as a media server. When a virtual server is generated on a physical one, there can be two independent Operating Systems, called guest OS and host OS, so you can set up a different software environment on the very same machine.
Multiple OS in VPS Servers
We provide three different Linux distributions for the Operating System of our VPS servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are among the most stable and reliable OSs you can get and we provide all three of them instead of just 1 as we realize that you might want to install some software with specific requirements regarding the Operating System it will run on. The latter is due to the fact that each of the three Operating Systems has a vast support community behind it and there are different software programs you could install on the web hosting server. Your OS choice will also determine what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS if you wish to use one and for that reason we offer several Control Panels too. If you ever decide that you need a different OS, our tech support team can quickly wipe the present one and set up the one that you would like. In addition, we offer an optional service to maintain the OS on your VPS updated weekly.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers
The dedicated servers that we offer come with as many as 3 different Operating Systems because we want to offer you more versatile solutions that will permit you to install and run any kind of web software whatever its system requirements. The choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are some of the most stable and secure ones, not mentioning that they do not have any license costs. All three have lots of developers who have created numerous software packages that you'll be able to install and use on your web hosting server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one you can use will depend on the Operating System that you choose when you register. If you need some other OS afterwards, it won't be a problem since we can always reinstall your server. With our Managed Services package we could also keep your OS secure by updating it every week with all patches that are available for it.