An Operating System is the software which communicates with the hardware of a PC and works as the intermediary between the installed applications and the hardware, which includes peripheral devices such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an app, it sends requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the communication is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Identical to a personal computer, web servers also feature an Operating System which functions as a host for all of the software installed on them, which includes script apps or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and so on. A virtual machine can be generated on a physical one, so you'll be able to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment compared to the physical server host Operating System.
Multiple OS in VPS Servers
Our VPS server solutions include three Linux releases which you can choose from for the Operating System of your new web server - Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS. Aside from being totally free, the OSs are really stable and safe and the reason to offer you all three of them is to make sure that you will be able to run any kind of application that you would like, since different pieces of software could have different requirements for the environment they can be used on. Each of the three OSs is backed by a large community of developers who have created a large number of software packages which you can install and use on your VPS. In accordance with the Operating System which you choose, you will also be able to select between 3 different Control Panels to take care of your website hosting content. Also, should you decide that you need a different OS, we could always reinstall the server with it. As an optional upgrade, we also offer you weekly updates of the Operating System for max stability and security.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers
The dedicated servers we offer can be set up with as many as 3 different Operating Systems because we want to give you more versatile plans which will let you install and run any type of web software irrespective of its system requirements. The choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these three OSs are some of the most reliable and safe ones, not mentioning that they do not have any license costs. All three have thousands of developers who have created countless software packages that you could install and use on your web hosting server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one you can use is determined by the Operating System that you select when you register. If you need another OS afterwards, it won't be a problem because we can always reinstall your machine. With our Managed Services package we can also keep your OS secure by updating it every week with any patches which are available for it.