Every single PC 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 and a printer, along with any apps that are installed on the system. Any program input using a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is processed by sending an Application Program Interface (API) request to the Operating System. On a web server, each application runs within the parameters specified by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etcetera. This goes for both standard site scripts and server-side software such as a media server. In case a virtual server is generated on a physical one, there can be two different Operating Systems, referred to as guest OS and host OS, so that you can set up a different software environment on the very same machine.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated servers that we offer come with three different Operating Systems because we want to offer you more flexible packages which will allow you to install and run any kind of web software irrespective of its system requirements. The options are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these three OSs are among the most stable and secure ones, not mentioning that they don't have any kind of license charges. All three have thousands of developers that have created a huge number of software packages that you'll be able to install and use on your web server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one you can use will depend on the Operating System that you select when you sign up. In case you need some other OS afterwards, it won't be a problem because we can always reinstall your server. With our Managed Services package we can also keep your OS secure by upgrading it on a weekly basis with all patches that are released for it.