An Operating System is the low-level software that controls a computer. It handles how your hardware operates, the communication with peripheral devices such as a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between apps, as well as the prioritization of applications in case several run simultaneously. Any program that is installed on a PC works by sending requests to the OS for different services using an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS can be achieved through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the Internet hosting world, the OS is what runs a web server along with any software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition any other application for instance 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 Servers

The dedicated server solutions that we offer come with three different Operating Systems to pick from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license fees, but they are also regarded as the most reliable and risk-free OSs. We supply three different ones for the reason that each one of them is backed by a different community. The packages that you could add on your web server are different and this could matter if you want to install some piece of software with specific requirements about the hosting environment. In this light, the web hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server also depends on the OS that you will choose. You may choose any of the three Operating Systems throughout the order procedure, yet if needed, we can always install the server anew with another one upon your request. As an additional service that you can add to the package at any time, we can update the OS on a regular basis to keep it as risk-free as possible.