Every single desktop or notebook or web server is run by an Operating System - the low-level program that interacts with the computer hardware, including peripherals such as a mouse or a printer, together with any applications that are present 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 OS. On a server, any application runs within the parameters set by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etc. This goes for both standard website scripts and server-side software like a media server. When a virtual server is created on a physical one, there can be two different Operating Systems, named guest OS and host OS, so that you'll be able to set up a different software environment on a single machine.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

The dedicated server packages that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to select from. They are all Linux distributions - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license fees, but they’re also considered to be among the most reliable and secure OSs. We offer three different ones since each of them is backed by a different community. The packages that you can add on your server are different and this may matter in case you want to install some piece of software with specific requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the web 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 throughout the order procedure, but if necessary, we can always install the server once again with another one upon your request. As an additional service that you can add to the package any time, we can update the OS regularly in order to keep it as risk-free as possible.