An Operating System is the basic software that manages a computer system. It handles how your hardware functions, the communication with peripherals such as a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between various applications, along with the prioritization of applications when multiple ones run at the same time. Any program that's installed on a computer system functions by sending requests to the OS for various services using an application program interface (API). The contact with the OS can be achieved via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the web hosting field, the Operating System is what commands a web hosting server along with 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. In case there're virtual machines created, they use a guest OS that is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server packages that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to pick from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license charges, but they’re also known as the most dependable and secure OSs. We supply 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 could matter if you want to install some piece of software with specific requirements regarding 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 will pick. You can pick any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order procedure, however if needed, we can always set up the server once again with an alternative one upon your request. As an optional service that you can add to the plan at any time, we can update the OS regularly in order to keep it as risk-free as possible.