An Operating System is the fundamental software which manages a computer. It handles how your hardware behaves, the communication with peripherals like a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between all the applications, along with the prioritization of apps when multiple ones run at once. Any program which is installed on a laptop or a desktop works by sending requests to the OS for various services by using an application program interface (API). The contact with the OS is possible via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting world, the OS is what controls a server as well as all the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also any other application for example a VOIP or a game server. In case there are virtual machines created, they employ a guest OS which runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

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