An Operating System is the software which interacts with the hardware of a PC and is the intermediary between applications and the hardware, which includes peripherals such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run software, it transmits requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the communication is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Similar to a personal computer, web servers also feature an Operating System which functions as a host for all the software installed on them, including script apps or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and many others. A virtual machine can be set up on a physical one, so you will be able to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment compared to the physical server host Operating System.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

The dedicated server solutions that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to choose from. They are all Linux distributions - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license taxes, but they’re also considered to be among the most reliable and risk-free OSs. We supply three different ones as each one of them is supported by a separate community. The packages which you could add on your server are different and this may matter in case you want to install some piece of software with specific requirements regarding the hosting environment. In this light, the web hosting Control Panel which you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the OS that you'll choose. You can choose any of the three Operating Systems during the order process, yet if needed, we can always set up the server anew with an alternative one upon your request. As an optional service that you can add to the plan at any time, we can update your OS on a regular basis to keep it as secure as possible.