An Operating System is the low-level software that controls a computer. It handles the way your hardware functions, the communication with peripherals including a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between apps, and the prioritization of applications in case multiple ones run at the same time. Every program that's installed on a desktop or a laptop works by sending requests to the OS for various services via an application program interface (API). The communication with the OS can be performed via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting field, the OS is what controls a web server together with any software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also any other application for example a VOIP or a game server. In case there're virtual machines created, they employ a guest OS which is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

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 completely free so they won't increase the price of your new hosting server, but also because they are extremely secure and stable. Each of them is supported by a huge community of developers, so you will be able to choose from a myriad of software packages that you can install on your server in case the app that you want to use has specific requirements. The Operating System will also determine what internet hosting Control Panel you can use as the Control Panels that we offer are compatible with particular OSs only and since we would like to provide you with as much flexibility as possible, we offer several OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you get a server with a certain Operating System, we will change it upon request in case it turns out that you'll need alternative one. We could also keep the OS updated on a weekly basis as a part of our useful Managed Services upgrade.