An Operating System is the basic software which manages a computer system. It takes care of how the hardware behaves, the communication with peripheral devices including a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between apps, plus the prioritization of applications if multiple ones run simultaneously. Every program which is installed on a desktop or a laptop operates by sending requests to the OS for different services using an application program interface (API). The contact with the OS can be achieved using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the web hosting world, the Operating System is what runs a server as well as all of the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition any other application for example a VOIP or a game server. If there are virtual machines created, they employ a guest OS which is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server solutions that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to select from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license taxes, but they are also known as the most stable and risk-free OSs. We provide three different ones for the reason that each of them is supported by a separate community. The packages which you could add on your server are different and this could matter in case you need to install some piece of software with specific requirements for the hosting environment. In this light, the hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the Operating System that you'll pick. You can select any of the three Operating Systems during the order process, however if necessary, we can always set up the server once again with a different one upon your request. As an additional service that you may add to the package at any moment, we can update the OS on a regular basis so as to keep it as risk-free as possible.