An Operating System is the basic software that controls a computer. It handles how the hardware operates, the communication with peripheral devices such as a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between applications, as well as the prioritization of apps in case several run simultaneously. Every program which is installed on a laptop or a desktop works by sending requests to the OS for different services by using an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS is possible via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting field, the Operating System is what controls a server and 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. If there're virtual machines created, they employ a guest OS which runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting

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