Every single personal computer or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level software which interacts with the computer hardware, including peripherals such as a mouse or a printer, together with any applications that are currently installed on the system. Any program input through 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, every single application runs within the parameters established by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, and so on. This is valid for both standard Internet site scripts and server-side software like a media server. In case a virtual server is generated on a physical one, there can be two separate Operating Systems, called guest OS and host OS, so you will be able to set up a different software environment on the same machine.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server packages - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they're absolutely free and they will not increase the cost of your new web server, but also because they are extremely stable and secure. Each one of them is backed up by a vast community of developers, so you will be able to choose from a myriad of software packages that you may install on your server if the app that you want to use has specific requirements. The Operating System will also determine what hosting Control Panel you can use since the Control Panels that we offer run on specific OSs only and because we would like to give you as much freedom as possible, we offer a couple of OSs and multiple Control Panels. If you get a server with a given Operating System, we could change it upon request in the event that it turns out that you will need alternative one. We will also keep your OS updated on a weekly basis as part of the useful Managed Services upgrade.