An Operating System is the fundamental software that manages a computer system. It handles how the hardware operates, the communication with peripheral devices like a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between apps, as well as the prioritization of apps when several run simultaneously. Any program that's installed on a computer system functions by sending requests to the OS for various services by using an application program interface (API). The contact with the OS can be performed through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the web hosting world, the OS is what commands a hosting server together with any software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition any other application for instance a VOIP or a game server. In case there are virtual machines created, they employ a guest OS that runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

The dedicated server plans that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to choose from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license taxes, but they’re also known as the most reliable and risk-free OSs. We provide three different ones because each one of them is supported by a separate community. The packages that you could add on your server are different and this may matter in case you need to install some piece of software with specific requirements for 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 pick. You can select any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order procedure, yet if necessary, we can always install the server once again with an alternative one upon your request. As an optional service that you can add to the plan whenever you want, we can update the OS on a regular basis in order to keep it as risk-free as possible.