An Operating System is the low-level software which controls a computer system. It takes care of how the hardware operates, 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 several run simultaneously. Every program that is installed on a laptop or a desktop functions by sending requests to the OS for different services via an application program interface (API). The contact with the OS can be performed via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting world, the Operating System is what controls a hosting server and any software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also any other application for instance a VOIP or a game server. In case there're virtual machines created, they work with a guest OS that runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers Hosting

The dedicated server solutions that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to choose from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license taxes, but they are also considered to be among the most dependable and risk-free OSs. We supply three different ones since each of them is backed by a different community. The packages which you could add on your hosting server are different and this may matter if you need to install some piece of software with particular requirements for the hosting environment. In this light, the hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the Operating System that you will pick. You can choose any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order procedure, but if needed, we can always install the server once again with another one upon your request. As an optional service that you may add to the package at any time, we can update the OS regularly so as to keep it as secure as possible.