Every single desktop or notebook or web server is run by an Operating System - the low-level software which interacts with the hardware equipment, including peripheral devices such as a mouse and a printer, together with any apps that are 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 web server, any app runs within the parameters established by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, etcetera. This is valid for both standard website scripts and server-side software such as a media server. In case a virtual server is generated on a physical one, there can be two separate Operating Systems, called 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 plans 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’re also known as the most reliable and risk-free OSs. We supply three different ones as each of them is supported by a different community. The packages that you could add on your web server are different and this could matter in case you need to install some piece of software with particular requirements about the hosting environment. In this light, the hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the OS that you'll pick. You can pick 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 additional service that you may add to the package at any time, we can update the OS regularly to keep it as risk-free as possible.