Each and every notebook or desktop or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level software that communicates with the hardware equipment, including peripherals such as a mouse or a printer, along with any applications that are currently installed on the system. Any program input through 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 server, each and every application runs within the parameters specified by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etcetera. This goes for both standard Internet site scripts and server-side software such as a media server. In case a virtual server is set up on a physical one, there can be two separate Operating Systems, named guest OS and host OS, which means that you can set up a different software environment on the very same machine.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server solutions that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to choose from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license charges, but they are also regarded as the most reliable and secure OSs. We provide three different ones because each one of them is supported by a different community. The packages which you can add on your hosting server are different and this may matter if 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 is also determined by the Operating System that you'll select. You can pick any of the three Operating Systems during the order procedure, but if needed, we can always set up the server once again with an alternative one upon your request. As an optional service that you could add to the package whenever you want, we can update your OS on a regular basis in order to keep it as secure as possible.